Bill Lasley at Dugdale Field, Seattle, circa 1928

Bill Lasley at Dugdale Field, Seattle, circa 1928

Staff photographer Seattle Post-Intelligencer

circa 1928

Willard Almond "Bill" Lasley (1902-1990) was raised in Seattle and became a top pitcher in Northwest semi-professional baseball leagues in the 1920s and 1930s. He played briefly for the St. Louis Browns in 1924, and in a game with touring major-league all-stars, he played with Babe Ruth and against Ty Cobb. Lasley taught himself the business and manufacturing techniques he later applied to his successful knitting company, Lasley Knitting Co., which he founded in 1946 at 163 S. Jackson St. in Pioneer Square. The company made letter sweaters and jackets for high school and college teams until 1978, when it was bought by T.M. Athletics, who operates in the same location. In this image Bill Lasley warms up for a game with the Seattle Indians (later Seattle Rainiers), probably at Dugdale Field (later the site of Sick's Stadium), located in Seattle's Rainier Valley. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, August 27, 1990, page F8 Caption information source: http://sportspressnw.com/2130776/2012/wayback-machine-red-killefers-1924-indians Caption information source: "Seattle Indians: A Forgotten Chapter in Seattle Baseball," by Ron Richardson, HistoryLink.org Essay 7566

Baseball players--Washington (State)--Seattle Stadiums--Washington (State)--Seattle

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