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Originally Posted by DeweyintheHall
It lists Lew Olsen, Dave Hasbach and Steve Patchin as September call-ups in 1977. Neither ever appeared in a MLB game and neither are listed in the current "Near Major Leaguers" list maintained at the SABR site. However, this appears to be an otherwise well-researched site (there's no apparent way to contact the manager). None of these guys are listed in the relevant Sporting News issues (though that doesn't necessarily guarantee anything). Any guesses as to whether any are actually Sharmans? Meantime, if anyone has an image of either Patchin or Olsen in Royals garb, it would be appreciated.
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Searches of newspaper.com and genealogybank.com turn up no indications of Kansas City Royals late season call-ups of these three in 1977. Even the Omaha newspaper is included among the journals reviewed, and all three spent time at Omaha in 1977. There was total silence in terms of any move to Kansas City in September for these three.
As for the photos you requested, I've posted a Topps Vault photo of Lew Olsen on the minor league thread.