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Spring is Here: Baseball Giants Begin Training

Spring is Here: Baseball Giants Begin Training
Clip: 429371_1_1
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1721
Original Film: 037-018-04
HD: N/A
Location: Arizona
Timecode: 00:11:36 - 00:13:00

Forget the cold 'n snow. Baseball's opening day is on the way.... Spring training is under way and the San Francisco Giants training camp in Arizona presents a typical problem. Alvin Dark has Willie Mays and the rest of his boys getting in shape -- eagle-eyeing the big day. Arizona The San Francisco Giants come running out of the locker room on to the field, and running with them with a catcher glove in mouth is a English Springer Spaniel dog. Jack Stanford throws a pitch, and the next one up is Billy O'Dell, next is Bobby Bolin, a young Billy Pierce, Bob Shaw, Bob Hendley and the last pitcher is Don Larsen. CUS - A retired man smoking a pipe sitting on a bench with his buddies. MS - Tom Haller and Del Crandall getting ready to play. MCUS - Jim Hart plans to hold down third base, and Jim Davenport is at second. MS - Willie Mays. CUS - Willie Mays at batting practice. Some baseball players gather together with their base ball bats in hand for a group picture.