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Merkle923 · 06-14-2015, 04:30 PM

Well, clearly the Pirates did wear Bellboy stripes on the pants, at least experimentally, in the mid '70s. That's a standard Topps shoot at Candlestick Park by Doug McWilliams.

Hebner doesn't seem to still have that aging-but-still-somewhat-boyish face that you see in photos taken in 1971 and 1972 (see his '73 Topps card if you're not clear what I'm talking about). If there's no Clemente number or NL Centennial patch on the other sleeve, that means the photo - and the pants stripes - dates to 1974 or 1975.

Nice catch.

06-14-2015, 04:30 PM	#25481
Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,210	Hebner Well, clearly the Pirates did wear Bellboy stripes on the pants, at least experimentally, in the mid '70s. That's a standard Topps shoot at Candlestick Park by Doug McWilliams. Hebner doesn't seem to still have that aging-but-still-somewhat-boyish face that you see in photos taken in 1971 and 1972 (see his '73 Topps card if you're not clear what I'm talking about). If there's no Clemente number or NL Centennial patch on the other sleeve, that means the photo - and the pants stripes - dates to 1974 or 1975. Nice catch.