Wanderers | Represa
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1934
Description: Prison team was called Represa All-Stars.
Title: Ralph "Blacky" Schwamb among others
Area: Burbank
Year: 1948
Team: St. Louis Browns (Major League)
Description: Warming up at St. Louis Browns' Training Camp in Burbank, California are seven of Manager Zack Taylor's pitching hopes.
A rare wire photo prior to his conviction for a 1949 gangland killing and robbery of a southern California doctor, legendary San Quentin and Folsom prison yard pitcher Ralph "Blackie" Schwamb "center" (pitched for St. Louis Browns in 1948) was the first major league ballplayer to ever be convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. In October 1949 he murdered a man while collecting a debt for a bookie. Sentenced to life, Schwamb had his greatest baseball career in San Quentin and Folsom prisons, playing against teams brought in from the outside.
Paroled in 1960, he almost made a comeback. He was signed by the Triple-A Hawaii Islanders."
Left to right: Joe Ostrowski, Ned Garver, Bill Kennedy, Ralph Schwamb, Ray Shore, Tom, Unidentified.
Title: Rebels Blank Folsom Behind Lathrop, 1-0
Area: Sacramento (Folsom)
Year: 1955
Title: All-Star Nine Top Represa
Area: Sacramento (Folsom)
Year: 1958