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Originally Posted by DeweyintheHall
I'd swear it was Shirley; has to be. The number 27 is on his glove, not one he ever wore in NY. Butch Wynegar wore 27 nearly all of Shirley's time on the club, and Butch was a righty. According to Retrosheet he never played a defensive position other than catcher while with the Yankees but he probably still had a regular glove. Maybe Shirley picked up a glove that was laying nearby?
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Originally Posted by stlcardsfan
Its gotta be Bob Shirley. Same eyebags and nose shine lol
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Originally Posted by Merkle923
Just adding himself to the long list of players who tried (and usually succeeded) to screw with Topps by posing wrong-handed.
Those who made it onto cards include Bob Uecker, Clete Boyer, Lew Burdette, and Gene Freese.
Guys who did it but were caught before the photo was used, in addition to Shirley: Frank Malzone, Roger Clemens.
And infamously, two Hall of Famers who only got caught when the photos were printed on proof sheets: Bob Gibson and Tom Seaver (which is why there are only two different photos of the latter used before 1970: he posed left-handed in all the others, in his FIRST photo shoot, in March 1967. The other images were destroyed):
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Thanks a billion guys for the help. I didn't know that it was the case that Merk said. I noticed that Jesus Alou did the same thing but with a bat and I remember thinking, "Boy what a screwball!". I believe that one time Rick Dempsey did it too. I just thought maybe it was a brother or something...there's sooooo many rookies that I never heard of back then.
Anyhow...thanks a million for you guys' help!...BTW, speaking of thank you, where's the little "Thank You" button underneath each post like it used to be.
Have a GREAT weekend guys!
BRobby05