1960 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series baseball team
A photograph of the 1960 Western Australian baseball team that competed in the Australian Baseball Championship Claxton Shield Series in Sydney, New South Wales. The black and white photo is mounted on cream-coloured cardboard with a grey border and is displayed in a black wooden frame. Printed above the photograph are the name of the WA baseball league, the title of the competition series, and the location and year it was held. Below the photograph are the names of the team members and their manager. To the right of the photo is the name of the photographic studio that produced the image.
The 1960 Claxton Shield was the 21st annual Claxton Shield; it was held in Sydney, New South Wales. The participants were South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland. The series was won by South Australia, claiming their sixth Shield title.
Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Claxton_Shield]
Details
Details
'Western Australian Baseball League (Inc.)
Claxton Shield Series
Sydney, 1960
Back Row: R. McPherson; R. Watson; H. Walker; R. Thornton; R. Melloncelli.
Middle Row: R. Gordon (Manager); E. Robertson; E. Hayes; K. Greenham; R. Gimm; J. Kelly.
Front Row: D. Ward; T. Mateljan; R. Gooch (capt.-coach); R. Byrne; K. Parry.
In front: D. Stewart; T. Smith (asst. coach).
Melba Sydney.' [Photographic studio]
Rob Gordon was the Manager of the 1960 Western Australian team, and this photograph was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by his son Mike Gordon.
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