Sandy Amoros , Pee Wee Reese , and Duke Snider of the Brooklyn Dodgers joked around after a game, May 1955.,LIFE photographers have made memorable and intimate images from the clubhouses of America’s National past-time. The Mick, Jackie, Yaz, and many more: Here are some candid inside moments from some great players over the years.
New York’s Don Larsen spoke to the press after hurling a perfect game against the Dodgers in the 1956 World Series, Yankee Stadium, Oct. 8, 1956.The Milwaukee Braves’ Lew Burdette shared a moment with his son, Lewis, after a game. Lewis was excitedly reenacting one of his dad’s pitches, August 1956.John Dominis/Life Pictures/Shutterstock
New York Yankee Jerry Coleman took a drag from a cigarette in the locker room of Yankee Stadium, April 1952, after learning that he has been called to active duty for the Korean War. Coleman was a Marine pilot who previously served in World War II.Francis Miller/Life Pictures/ShutterstockArt Rickerby/Life Pictures/Shutterstock
Sandy Amoros , Pee Wee Reese , and Duke Snider of the Brooklyn Dodgers joked around after a game, May 1955.Boston’s Ted Williams, left, talked with teammate Gordon Windhorn about the finer points of hitting in the clubhouse during spring training, Sarasota, Florida, 1956.Yogi Berra , who caught Don Larsen’s Oct. 8, 1956, perfect game and the Dodgers’ losing pitcher, Sal Maglie, chatted afterward in the Yankee Stadium clubhouse.
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