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UKBaseballfan · 08-19-2011, 02:58 PM

Facepack upgrade

UKBaseballfan · 08-19-2011, 03:43 PM

Facepack upgrade, correct size

baseball-birthdays.com · 08-19-2011, 04:13 PM

Danny Litwhiler 1940 - a couple of St. Louis Cardinals alternates to go with the previously posted image of Litwhiler in profile.

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Amazin69 · 08-19-2011, 04:31 PM

Taken on a 1959 visit to Comiskey Park. (The Sens also wore these road unis in 1960, but Ralph didn't make it out of spring training that year.)

What is Ralph doing in this pic? Showing off how he starts a double-play? That can't be his pitching motion, can it? He looked so much like an infielder here that I double-checked to make sure this wasn't Julio Becquer gone all pale for some reason. But no, it's Ralph.

UKBaseballfan · 08-19-2011, 04:35 PM

Facepack upgrade, correct size

baseball-birthdays.com · 08-19-2011, 04:39 PM

Tommy McCraw 1963 - California Angels

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UKBaseballfan · 08-19-2011, 04:54 PM

Facepack upgrade, color image

keonleafs · 08-19-2011, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amazin69

Taken on a 1959 visit to Comiskey Park. (The Sens also wore these road unis in 1960, but Ralph didn't make it out of spring training that year.)

What is Ralph doing in this pic? Showing off how he starts a double-play? That can't be his pitching motion, can it? He looked so much like an infielder here that I double-checked to make sure this wasn't Julio Becquer gone all pale for some reason. But no, it's Ralph.

Ain't that Ken Aspromonte instead of Lumenti....if not...well sorry to intervene. Thanks for the great pic !!

Amazin69 · 08-19-2011, 05:25 PM

There wasn't a very big window to get an in-season shot of Posada in this uniform; Leo didn't debut until September 21st, and the A's changed unis (taking the red out of the scheme, losing the elephant on the sleeve, and going to mono-colored socks) after the season. But the schedule apparently included a late road trip to New York, and Leo got his first Topps picture taken.

Really too far away to be a good shot; even the "facepack"-size is a half-body shot. And not terribly rare, since the A's still wore these uniforms in spring training of 1961 [as seen on Leo's 1961 and 1962 Topps cards, both with the red-letter cap], before changing to white-letter cap in the current facepack for the '61 season. But it's still a different uniform than he'd wear for most of his career, so I figured it was worth including here. Enjoy.

UKBaseballfan · 08-19-2011, 05:33 PM

Facepack upgrade, correct size.

My first thought when I saw the Lumenti pic was isn't that Ken Aspromonte, as well.

baseball-birthdays.com · 08-19-2011, 05:35 PM

Tommy McCraw 1963 - Cleveland Indians

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baseball-birthdays.com · 08-19-2011, 05:47 PM

Dick McAuliffe 1960 - Boston Red Sox

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UKBaseballfan · 08-19-2011, 05:53 PM

Facepack upgrade, color image

Amazin69 · 08-19-2011, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keonleafs

Ain't that Ken Aspromonte instead of Lumenti....if not...well sorry to intervene. Thanks for the great pic !!

I'll be a monkey's uncle; that is Aspro! Turns out this is a reversed image, so he's throwing "left-handed". And I thought for sure the "Senators" script was correct, but if you zoom in enough, you'll see that the reversed "o" before the "t" looks like the "a" I thought it was. (And a simpler clue is that the Sens wore the sleeve patch on their left sleeve. Damn.)

A deeper check of the Sens' 1959 schedule shows that Ralph only pitched in the last series of the season, at Fenway Park. (Ralph was a local kid, attended Boston U and U-Mass.) So it was probably a favor for him to be called up; he'd spent most of the year going 15-10 for Minneapolis. And he wasn't at Comiskey, then, after all.

Here is the pic in question, alongside Aspro's 1962 Topps (with him doing the same pose, just not reversed this time).

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And here is Baseball Reference's picture of Lumenti, which is still a color pic, and thus perhaps an improvement over the B/W shot of Ralph in the facepack.
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(See, I *did* find a color Lumenti, after all. [/bad face-saving attempt]) And wow, am I shocked. Thanks!

Amazin69 · 08-19-2011, 06:20 PM

You know, if the Senators had been using the script "W" on their caps (as they did starting in '63, and the Nationals do today), I would have spotted the reversed image. So it's all the Senators' fault, really. [/lame excuse]

While I'm chatting, does anyone know where to find a color image of Mario Diaz with the 1990 Mets? I've only seen b/w, but if you're a Mets fan, you know why I want "the damn thing!".

Amazin69 · 08-19-2011, 06:54 PM

Okay, so the Lumenti/Aspromonte mix-up wasn't my finest hour. Let me make it up to you.

We have plenty of pics of Bob Purkey as a Pirate and a Red, but the only pic on the site of Purk as a Redbird is a b/w shot. So here's #28, in glorious Cardinal colors, at glorious Shea Stadium (*sigh*), along with the facepack edit. (Cute kid in the b/g of the first pic, no?)

baseball-birthdays.com · 08-19-2011, 07:10 PM

Andy High 1922 - Boston Braves

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tnfoto · 08-19-2011, 08:18 PM

Larger 1909 Cleveland Naps (Indians) photo.

tnfoto · 08-19-2011, 08:31 PM

Clearer 1911 Dodgers image.

Amazin69 · 08-19-2011, 09:30 PM

Late in '63, Pete looks around the Polo Grounds for possibly the last time. The second image is the one that was used for Pete's 1964 Topps card.

Nice bulge in your back pocket, Pete. What you got there…Rico Carty's wallet?

08-19-2011, 02:58 PM	#11381
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08-19-2011, 03:43 PM	#11382
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08-19-2011, 04:13 PM	#11383
baseball-birthdays.com All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 1,866	Danny Litwhiler 1940 - alternate Cardinals images Danny Litwhiler 1940 - a couple of St. Louis Cardinals alternates to go with the previously posted image of Litwhiler in profile. --- Attached Images

08-19-2011, 04:31 PM	#11384
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 3,566 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Ralph Lumenti 1957-color image Taken on a 1959 visit to Comiskey Park. (The Sens also wore these road unis in 1960, but Ralph didn't make it out of spring training that year.) What is Ralph doing in this pic? Showing off how he starts a double-play? That can't be his pitching motion, can it? He looked so much like an infielder here that I double-checked to make sure this wasn't Julio Becquer gone all pale for some reason. But no, it's Ralph. Attached Images

08-19-2011, 04:35 PM	#11385
UKBaseballfan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 6,653 Infractions: 0/1 (2)	Clyde Barfoot 1922 Facepack upgrade, correct size Last edited by UKBaseballfan; 07-03-2019 at 05:08 AM.

08-19-2011, 04:39 PM	#11386
baseball-birthdays.com All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 1,866	Tommy McCraw 1963 - California Angels uniform Tommy McCraw 1963 - California Angels --- Attached Images

08-19-2011, 04:54 PM	#11387
UKBaseballfan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 6,653 Infractions: 0/1 (2)	Jose Acosta 1920 Facepack upgrade, color image Last edited by UKBaseballfan; 07-03-2019 at 05:08 AM.

08-19-2011, 05:25 PM	#11389
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 3,566 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Leo Posada 1960-1960 Kansas City A's uniform There wasn't a very big window to get an in-season shot of Posada in this uniform; Leo didn't debut until September 21st, and the A's changed unis (taking the red out of the scheme, losing the elephant on the sleeve, and going to mono-colored socks) after the season. But the schedule apparently included a late road trip to New York, and Leo got his first Topps picture taken. Really too far away to be a good shot; even the "facepack"-size is a half-body shot. And not terribly rare, since the A's still wore these uniforms in spring training of 1961 [as seen on Leo's 1961 and 1962 Topps cards, both with the red-letter cap], before changing to white-letter cap in the current facepack for the '61 season. But it's still a different uniform than he'd wear for most of his career, so I figured it was worth including here. Enjoy. Attached Images

08-19-2011, 05:33 PM	#11390
UKBaseballfan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 6,653 Infractions: 0/1 (2)	Andy Kyle 1912 Facepack upgrade, correct size. My first thought when I saw the Lumenti pic was isn't that Ken Aspromonte, as well. Last edited by UKBaseballfan; 07-03-2019 at 05:08 AM.

08-19-2011, 05:35 PM	#11391
baseball-birthdays.com All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 1,866	Tommy McCraw 1963 - Cleveland Indians uniform Tommy McCraw 1963 - Cleveland Indians --- Attached Images

08-19-2011, 05:47 PM	#11392
baseball-birthdays.com All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 1,866	Dick McAuliffe 1960 - Boston Red Sox uniform Dick McAuliffe 1960 - Boston Red Sox --- Attached Images

08-19-2011, 05:53 PM	#11393
UKBaseballfan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 6,653 Infractions: 0/1 (2)	Art Herring 1929 Facepack upgrade, color image Last edited by UKBaseballfan; 07-03-2019 at 05:08 AM.

08-19-2011, 06:20 PM	#11395
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 3,566 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Another (lame) excuse. You know, if the Senators had been using the script "W" on their caps (as they did starting in '63, and the Nationals do today), I would have spotted the reversed image. So it's all the Senators' fault, really. [/lame excuse] While I'm chatting, does anyone know where to find a color image of Mario Diaz with the 1990 Mets? I've only seen b/w, but if you're a Mets fan, you know why I want "the damn thing!".

08-19-2011, 06:54 PM	#11396
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 3,566 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Bob Purkey 1954-1965 St. Louis Cardinals uniform Okay, so the Lumenti/Aspromonte mix-up wasn't my finest hour. Let me make it up to you. We have plenty of pics of Bob Purkey as a Pirate and a Red, but the only pic on the site of Purk as a Redbird is a b/w shot. So here's #28, in glorious Cardinal colors, at glorious Shea Stadium (sigh), along with the facepack edit. (Cute kid in the b/g of the first pic, no?) Attached Images Last edited by Amazin69; 08-19-2011 at 07:12 PM.

08-19-2011, 07:10 PM	#11397
baseball-birthdays.com All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 1,866	Andy High 1922 - Boston Braves uniform Andy High 1922 - Boston Braves --- Attached Images

08-19-2011, 08:18 PM	#11398
tnfoto Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Port Angeles, WA Posts: 12,715	Bob Rhoads 1902 Alt Uni Naps / Indians Larger 1909 Cleveland Naps (Indians) photo. Attached Images __________________ TNFOTO: baseball careers ended "Through No Fault Of Their Own" Facepack updated 4/5/2022 Info & download links here. Missing player/manager/umpire list or Pegasus UIN list Download Facepack & more at tnfoto's Baseball Photos Homepage Photo threads: 2025 Debuts Majors Managers Coaches Umpires Minors Negro League Image Requests General Image Discussion

08-19-2011, 08:31 PM	#11399
tnfoto Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Port Angeles, WA Posts: 12,715	Bill Bergen 1901 Alt Uni Dodgers Clearer 1911 Dodgers image. Attached Images __________________ TNFOTO: baseball careers ended "Through No Fault Of Their Own" Facepack updated 4/5/2022 Info & download links here. Missing player/manager/umpire list or Pegasus UIN list Download Facepack & more at tnfoto's Baseball Photos Homepage Photo threads: 2025 Debuts Majors Managers Coaches Umpires Minors Negro League Image Requests General Image Discussion

08-19-2011, 09:30 PM	#11400
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 3,566 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Pete Runnels 1951 - Houston Colt .45s uniform Late in '63, Pete looks around the Polo Grounds for possibly the last time. The second image is the one that was used for Pete's 1964 Topps card. Nice bulge in your back pocket, Pete. What you got there…Rico Carty's wallet? Attached Images Last edited by Amazin69; 08-19-2011 at 09:55 PM.