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Baseball historical sleuthing; Non-Cubs edition

Related Topics: Gene Alley, Bill Mazeroski

I found this photo here:

Gene Alley and Bill Mazeroski scooping grounders with a Hoover Vacuum between them pic.twitter.com/sZty90tPYc

— Baseball In Pics (@baseballinpix) February 12, 2023

... and thought, “That’s a fun photo and worth sleuthing!”

Obviously it’s meant to show how Pirates infielders Gene Alley and Bill Mazeroski “vacuumed” up ground balls. Mazeroski won eight Gold Gloves and is arguably the best defensive second baseman in MLB history. But Alley was a pretty good fielder in his time, too, with a pair of Gold Gloves in a 10-year career.