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Gene Oliver 1959 (in 1967)
From that mega-Brace collection. Never before seen the portrait of him with the '67 Phillies, to whom he was traded for Bob Uecker. Oliver was the Phils' starting catcher from early June onwards.
They dealt him to the Red Sox that winter, and after just 35 at bats (the fact that George took the photo as it started to rain at Comiskey is entirely symbolically appropriate) he then went on to the Cubs in June '68. He saw nearly no action with the infamous '69 Chicago team and was released in September, ending his career.
There is color of him in these last three stops, but not a lot.
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