James "Dusty" Rhodes was MVP of the 1954 World Series for the Leo Durocher-coached New York baseball giants. That series was between NY and the Cleveland Indians, with games played at the Polo Grounds in New York City and in Cleveland Stadium.
For the record, he played for the Giants in NY 1952-1957 and the Giants in San Francisco 1959. What a bat (bats left). What an arm(throws right)!
In Tacoma, he was known as an outstanding outfielder for the Tacoma Giants of the Pacific Coast League (PCL). The Giants were in Tacoma 1960 (playing in the brand new Cheney Stadium) through 1965.
The photo here is from the 1961 season with the T-Giants... a sepia-tone card sponsored by National Bank of Washington.There was an identical card issued by/on behalf of Union Oil.
