tommyconnolly

Umpires, World Series, '13 (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• aware health said:

  Short guy in the center is Bill Klem -- he was legendary: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Klem

• photokeeper1939 said:

  Managers and umpires before Game One of the 1913 World Series on October 7th at the Polo Grounds in New York City. From left to right: Danny Murphy, Philadelphia Athletics team captain; Cy Rigler, left-field umpire; Bill Klem, home plate; Rip Egan, infield; Tom Connolly, right field; and John McGraw, manager of the New York Giants. See Richard Alder's Mack, McGraw and the 1913 Baseball Season (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. Inc., 2008), page 212.

• Pete (LOC P&P) said:

  thanks for the identification of these men. We may update the record to include their names.

• John E. Gibson said:

  4th from left is John Joseph (Rip) Egan. Additional information on his life can be found in "More than Merkle" and "You Can't Beat the Hours" by David W Anderson. as well as from a scrapbook in Google Docs and documented in Wikipedia.

• Pete (LOC P&P) said:

  Thanks John for finding the full name on Rip Egan. We'll update the record.