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Merkle923 · 12-19-2015, 05:44 PM

Less blah blah, more photos ;-)

Mike White - son of the platoon center fielder of the A.L. Champion Tigers of 1934-35 - played a little second base for the 1963 Colts, about half a season in the outfield in '64, and then one game at third for the '65 Astros. He got on to two Topps cards but both times in full .45 garb. I've never seen him with the in-season Astro "H" star but 'the' collection produced a 1965 Spring Training shot with the intermediate plain star.

I was reminded last week that those temporary caps probably owe to the fact that in renaming the team in the off-season of 1964-65, Roy Hofheinz chose between two names: Astros and Stars. These hats would've suited either choice!

12-19-2015, 05:44 PM	#26782
Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,185	Mike White 1963 Less blah blah, more photos ;-) Mike White - son of the platoon center fielder of the A.L. Champion Tigers of 1934-35 - played a little second base for the 1963 Colts, about half a season in the outfield in '64, and then one game at third for the '65 Astros. He got on to two Topps cards but both times in full .45 garb. I've never seen him with the in-season Astro "H" star but 'the' collection produced a 1965 Spring Training shot with the intermediate plain star. I was reminded last week that those temporary caps probably owe to the fact that in renaming the team in the off-season of 1964-65, Roy Hofheinz chose between two names: Astros and Stars. These hats would've suited either choice! Last edited by Merkle923; 08-02-2017 at 11:06 PM.