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Merkle923 · 11-26-2025, 10:41 PM

A lot of them - maybe a majority - are not from the minors, not even from Spring Training, but from the fall and winter instructional leagues, and lots of the names are really butchered.

Your best research bet in these scenarios is to look at the organizational page for the team depicted and look for a name that might rhyme or match or have the same rhythm of names as :"Jim Ponner" - Bonner? Conner? Donner?(Take a pass on that last one)

Or maybe the start and end of the name are correct but the middle isn't and the first has been misheard and he's John Ponner? John Painter? John Palmer? Or...Parker?

Like three year Phllly prospect, three year Senator farmhand, who made it to spring training one year (1970) and was even captured by Topps...skinny blond righty John Parker?

11-26-2025, 10:41 PM	#37822
Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,218	The Fritsch Postcards And John Parker A lot of them - maybe a majority - are not from the minors, not even from Spring Training, but from the fall and winter instructional leagues, and lots of the names are really butchered. Your best research bet in these scenarios is to look at the organizational page for the team depicted and look for a name that might rhyme or match or have the same rhythm of names as :"Jim Ponner" - Bonner? Conner? Donner?(Take a pass on that last one) Or maybe the start and end of the name are correct but the middle isn't and the first has been misheard and he's John Ponner? John Painter? John Palmer? Or...Parker? Like three year Phllly prospect, three year Senator farmhand, who made it to spring training one year (1970) and was even captured by Topps...skinny blond righty John Parker? Attached Images Last edited by Merkle923; 11-26-2025 at 10:44 PM.