Jack Wauhop and Kent Bartgis in Hinton, W. Va.

Identifier:

050476

Collection Number:

A&M 3762

Title:

Jack Wauhop and Kent Bartgis in Hinton, W. Va.

Date:

undated

Description:

Wauhop, also known as Jack Warhop, is sitting on the left with Bartgis (right). Bartgsi was Wauhop's uncle and died in 1919 at the age of 21. Wauhop was a pitcher for the Highlanders, a team that would later be known as the New York Yankees. Babe Ruth's first two major league home runs were hit off of Wauhop's pitch.

Acquisition Source:

Trail, Stephen D. & Fred Long

Acquisition Method:

Gift

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView