Hollywood Charity Baseball Game
Wrigley Field - Los Angeles, CA (1940)
This photo and its caption was published in the 1981 book It's Alive! The Classic Cinema Saga Of Frankenstein by Gregory William Mank. The photo was taken at a charity baseball game that took place 75 years ago today at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. This was the ballpark where the Los Angeles Angels played when they were a Pacific Coast League team and for their first season in MLB.
The legendary Boris Karloff took the field in full Frankenstein's Monster costume and makeup playing for a team of Hollywood stars against a team of comedians and comic actors.
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| Spokane Chronicle - Spokane, WA (August 8, 1940) click to enlarge |
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| The Cushing Daily Citizen - Cushing, OK (August 9, 1940) click to enlarge |
Karloff hit an inside-the-park home run in this game because The Three Stooges, who were fielding their positions at first, second, and third base, cowered in fear of the monster as he slowly lumbered around the bases.
