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Merkle923 · 03-29-2015, 04:13 PM

One more from my "I should post these" pile. Forgive me if I already did, but it's the outfielder-first baseman Gary Thomasson during his brief stay in New York in 1978. Took this one myself.

Thomasson must hold some kind of record. Counting the post-season he appeared in just 61 games for the Yankees, but was on the field as a defensive replacement as they won the A.L. East Division Tiebreaking Playoff at Boston (and caught the first out of the 9th), and as they won the final game of the ALCS (catching the last out of the series), and as they won they won the finale of the World Series (and caught the first out of the 9th).

As a curious note (and an unfair tease for those looking for the elusive color image of Thomasson in his equally short stay in Oakland the same year): notice his batting gloves? They're A's Green/Gold/White!

03-29-2015, 04:13 PM	#24908
Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,185	Gary Thomasson 1972 One more from my "I should post these" pile. Forgive me if I already did, but it's the outfielder-first baseman Gary Thomasson during his brief stay in New York in 1978. Took this one myself. Thomasson must hold some kind of record. Counting the post-season he appeared in just 61 games for the Yankees, but was on the field as a defensive replacement as they won the A.L. East Division Tiebreaking Playoff at Boston (and caught the first out of the 9th), and as they won the final game of the ALCS (catching the last out of the series), and as they won they won the finale of the World Series (and caught the first out of the 9th). As a curious note (and an unfair tease for those looking for the elusive color image of Thomasson in his equally short stay in Oakland the same year): notice his batting gloves? They're A's Green/Gold/White! Last edited by Merkle923; 08-01-2017 at 12:28 AM.