FeedThe Boys Of Summer/Winter
July 3, 2011 in Jacques Plante, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens Tags: 1961 New York Yankees, Andre Pronovost, Boom Boom Geofrrion, Dollard St. Laurent, Habs play baseball, Jacques Plante, Jean Guy Talbot, Marcel Bonin, Maurice Richard, Mickey Mantle, Phil Goyette, Roger Maris, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra
No, this isn’t Mantle, Maris, Ford, Berra and others from the ’61 Yankees. It’s late 1950′s Habs, after winning another of their five straight Cups, getting down to business of going deep, shagging flies, throwing out runners, creating sparkling double plays, and drinking beer afterwards.
Below, Jacques Plante at bat, sizing up the pitcher; Boom Boom Geoffrion pounds his glove; Andre Pronovost, Phil Goyette, and Claude Provost share an inside joke in the dugout; Dollard St. Laurent at bat, hoping for a nice juicy one down the middle; and Marcel Bonin, the Rocket, and catcher Jean-Guy Talbot plan some serious strategy, because with these boys, whether it’s hockey or baseball, winning is everything.
(Gleaned from my scrapbook).
July 3rd, 2011 at 10:45 am
Didn’t they use to play an annual game vs the Als?
July 3rd, 2011 at 10:55 am
AC, I hadn’t heard that but it makes sense that they might. I wish I had a Doug Harvey/baseball pic in my scrapbook. He was probably the best of the bunch.
July 3rd, 2011 at 4:24 pm
harvey was a great ball player………………….. luv to have one of those cool baseball uniforms.
July 3rd, 2011 at 11:53 pm
Hobo, I want one of those uniforms too!
July 4th, 2011 at 10:01 am
Thanks for sharing this with us Dennis. I really love the intense look in the Rocket’s eyes. He was a fierce competitor and always had fire in his eyes.
July 4th, 2011 at 11:23 pm
He really was a fierce competitor, Danno. It’s what made him so great. But at home he was a pushover to his kids and had a big heart. Rocket was a great man, one of the greatest Canadian citizens ever.