Used in the Exhibit: Play by Play - A Century of L.A. Sports Photography, 1889-1989; Used in the Exhibit: L.A. Baseball: From the Pacific Coast League to the Major Leagues After Bill Lane moved the Stars to San Diego, another Hollywood team was born in 1938. Owned by Brown Derby restaurateur Bob Cobb and several movie personalities, the Stars moved from Wrigley into intimate Gilmore Field, near the site of the Farmer's Market, in 1939. Here, after hitting a home run, Frank Kelleher gets a congratulatory handshake from Herb Gorman. The stylish but impractical shorts lasted only a few seasons.
Kelleher, Frank Gorman, Herb Hollywood Stars (Baseball team) Gilmore Field (Fairfax, Los Angeles, Calif.) Baseball players--United States Fairfax (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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