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Originally Posted by Amazin69
(Now that I look at it, in that picture of Gleeson with the 1957 Athletics, he's wearing a 1960 cap. [The first time the Athletics ever wore anything to acknowledge a home city; it was always either the big "A" or "Athletics" and the word "Philadelphia" was never on any uniform.] Was Gleeson a roving instructor in 1960, and that's a Spring Training pic? Is it an anachronistic PhotoShop job? Odd.)
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It is most likely from spring training 1961. Gleeson lived in KC, and after being a Yankees minor league manager in 1959 and 1960, he had a few "years off" before joining the Yankees coaching staff.