1974 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series baseball team
A photograph of the 1974 Western Australian senior baseball team taken prior to their departure from Perth Airport to compete in the Australian Baseball Championship Claxton Shield Series in Melbourne, Victoria. The black and white photo is mounted on beige-coloured cardboard and was presented by the TAA airline in a blond-wood frame. Below the photograph is a hand-written caption in black print.
The 1974 Claxton Shield was the 35th annual Claxton Shield Championship; an Australian baseball tournament. It was held in Melbourne, Victoria and was won by the host State of Victoria for the third consecutive year.
The members of the Western Australian baseball team are (L-R):
Back row: Ross Evans, Kaye Greenham, Ray Michell, Dave Ferguson, Alan Middleton.
Centre row: Marty Braine, Bob Ossey, Ian Barrie, David Kempton, Steve Oxbrow, Bob Harris.
Front row: John Kelly, Rod Byrne (Manager), Don Knapp, John Cole, Neil Corker (Bat Boy), Merv Edwards, Ray Hill, Alan Cunningham.
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Members of the W.A. Senior Baseball Team prior to their departure for the Australian Championships on 1st. January 1974.
This photograph had been in the possession of the West Australian Baseball League and was passed to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives.
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