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Originally Posted by Merkle923
The above Yankee and Met batter is long time outfielder Bob Cerv and NOT Harry Chiti.
Chiti would never have appeared in Yankee Stadium in a Yankee uniform, nor in spring training with the Mets (he was obtained from Cleveland and returned in midseason 1962). The photos of Cerv wearing white undersleeves is from his abortive stint with the Mets in Spring Training 1963. Topps in fact shot Chiti at the Polo Grounds, probably in May, 1962.
I appreciate they both have craggy faces but Chiti was well known for his near mono-brow:
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Got it.... So Bob was roughly 37 in the Mets pic? That actually helps my original take ....