That is definitely correct. I was a senior pitcher at the same high school in 1975 that Rasmussen went to and was fortunate enough to meet him the winter of 1974 when he came back to my school for a visit. Duane Kuiper also went to the same high school and I played with Duane's brother Jeff on that team. I dont recall a lot about Harry but I do recall his teaching us how to twirl a baseball if you know what that is.
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Originally Posted by Merkle923
Lovely '75 Topps Rasmussen creation but he was still going by "Harry" at that point. Didn't switch to "Eric" until 1977. That led to two versions of the same Topps card, a proof reading "Harry Rasmussen" and an issued card reading "Eric Rasmussen."
Then as now I could never understand why, if you were a Major League pitcher intent on changing your first name to something entirely new, you'd go for "Eric" rather than Sandy or Christy or Cy.
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