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Brant Alyea 1965
Most pictures of Alyea as a Senator show him wearing the red-capped uniform the Sens adopted in 1968, not the pinstriped and blue-capped suit he made his 1965 debut in. And for good reason: after 13 ABs in '65, Alyea spent the next two seasons in the minors, not returning until '68. (And, as far as the pinstripes go, almost all of his pics are in road uniforms, even the blue-capped picture Topps for some reason put on his 1969 card.)
But here we have him, in his original gear. (Not thrilled with the red piping on the cap, tbh.) Probably from Spring Training in 1965 or 1966, as Alyea is wearing number 25. When he didn't make the team in '66, Barry Moore (who had worn #17 in 1965) switched to that number, and when Alyea got back up in 1968, he had to wear #3. So no later than 1966, I'd guess.
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