Baseball Sketches 1972

I went to a baseball game at Fenway Park, in 1972. I take my sketchbook wherever I go, so I took it to the game, too. Fenway is small enough so that you can see the players and other participants on the field, so I drew what I saw. Many of the heroes of the tragic Red Sox World Series of 1975 were already there, like Carleton Fisk of the famous home run (upper left). I also emulated Leonardo da Vinci and sketched an elderly character with a large wen on his forehead. The Red Sox played the Milwaukee Brewers that evening but I don't remember whether they won or lost.

Pencil on sketchbook page, 10" x 8 1/2", summer 1972. Click for a larger view.