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Originally Posted by brobby05
Hi,
Could someone tell me who this guy really is??? The code catalog says Joe Nolan but he doesn't even look like Joe Nolan (Mets, Braves, Orioles). I'd really appreciate it!
Thanks,
BRobby05
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Part of the confusion here is: these are two different players, photographed five or six years apart.
The catcher cocking his arm on the left is indeed Hank McGraw, Tug's brother, in Spring Training with the '66 Mets and a well-traveled (seven organizations) minor leaguer who actually played four times as many games in the outfield as behind the plate.
The catcher on the right is indeed Joe Nolan, before he donned the aviator glasses he wore while with the Braves, Reds, and (1983 World Champion) Reds. The shot is from Spring Training 1971 or 1972 and his four-game cameo with the Mets was in '72.