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Originally Posted by Merkle923
This is a horrible low-resolution image from the early stages of the Topps Vault - anybody seen a cleaner version?
Katawczik was one of the last players chosen by the Padres in the 1968 N.L. Expansion (from Cincinnati) and never reached the majors - but he did get to their camp.
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Wow this is a tough image to find. Does anyone know how I could obtain an original? I'm actually friends with Fred Katawczik. He loves to talk baseball and has lots of great memories of his brush with the big leagues. Apparently he and about 7 of his teammates in the minors were notified that they were high on the draft board for military service so they chose to enlist. Fred served in the Army and that was basically the end of his baseball career at just 21 years old.