Reasons to Smile -- Red Schoendienst, second baseman for the Milwaukee Braves, wears a broad smile on his face as he takes a bat in his hands for the first time since he underwent a major operation Feb. 19. Schoendienst had a part of his lung removed to speed his recovery from tuberculosis.

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Reasons to Smile -- Red Schoendienst, second baseman for the Milwaukee Braves, wears a broad smile on his face as he takes a bat in his hands for the first time since he underwent a major operation Feb. 19. Schoendienst had a part of his lung removed to speed his recovery from tuberculosis.

Associated Press · [ca. February 1959]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Schoendienst, Red - Baseball

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