| Hollywood Stars Baseball Team | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1543 |
| Catalog #: | 350534 | |
| Clip Number: | 350534-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 023-340-04 | |
| Timecode: | 00:20:05 - 00:20:37 | |
| Location: | Hollywood, California | |
| Year Shot: | 1950 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Spectators ENTERTAINMENT: Misc LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, California, Hollywood SPORTS/BASEBALL: Professional | |
| Description: | Hollywood Stars Baseball Team On Opening day in 1950 (April Fool' Day), The Stars debuted shorts, knee-high socks and rayon T-shirts as their new uniforms. Gene Handley later recalled, "The nicest thing any of the other teams said to us was, "Hello, sweetheart." The Stars (or "Twinks," as the press called them) competed in the fabled Pacific Coast League, a professional baseball league which ruled the Western United States in the first half of the 20th Century. The last game was played at Gilmore field on September 5, 1957. The Hollywood Stars played professional baseball at Gilmore field, near Farmers Market in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles. The team was owned by "Brown Derby" restaurant owner Robert H. Cobb and movie stars Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Gene Autry, William Powell, George Raft, Barbara Stanwyk, Robert Taylor, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry Warner and even Cecil B. Demille. | |
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