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pmac · 02-12-2015, 04:59 PM

1976

Merkle923 · 02-12-2015, 06:25 PM

1977.

Bradley went from the Giants to the A's on waivers on April 8, 1976. Oakland opened its regular season the next night in Anaheim. If it wasn't already beyond improbability that Bradley managed to get into an Oakland uniform on the same day he was acquired that happened to be either the day the team broke camp, or the day after it had already done so - there's no chance the Topps Arizona/Bay Area photographer Doug McWilliams would've been in Mesa and not back in San Francisco for the Giants' opener on the 9th.

Additionally, Bradley's SABR Bio Project entry notes that he was claimed on waivers on 4/8/76 and immediately assigned to the Oakland PCL farm team in Tucson. Also his bio during his days as baseball coach at Maryland refers to him being in the Oakland organization in 1977, which would be consistent with the idea that he pitched in AAA for them in '76, went to camp in '77, and was released.

tnfoto · 02-12-2015, 07:15 PM

Larger, clearer, color 1973 Padres image.

tnfoto · 02-12-2015, 07:20 PM

Larger, clearer, color 1973 Padres image.

pmac · 02-12-2015, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Merkle923

1977.

Bradley went from the Giants to the A's on waivers on April 8, 1976. Oakland opened its regular season the next night in Anaheim. If it wasn't already beyond improbability that Bradley managed to get into an Oakland uniform on the same day he was acquired that happened to be either the day the team broke camp, or the day after it had already done so - there's no chance the Topps Arizona/Bay Area photographer Doug McWilliams would've been in Mesa and not back in San Francisco for the Giants' opener on the 9th.

Additionally, Bradley's SABR Bio Project entry notes that he was claimed on waivers on 4/8/76 and immediately assigned to the Oakland PCL farm team in Tucson. Also his bio during his days as baseball coach at Maryland refers to him being in the Oakland organization in 1977, which would be consistent with the idea that he pitched in AAA for them in '76, went to camp in '77, and was released.

i was going off the fact that i can't imagine them bringing him to camp in 77 after that statline at tucson in 76

Buccos · 02-12-2015, 08:04 PM

A nice shot of Stengel, with the Pirates in 1919. The original (found at rmyauctions.com), then my cleaned up version:

DeweyintheHall · 02-12-2015, 08:41 PM

In the latest TV release, could it be the one and only Tom Brown, bane of 1978 and Seattle Mariners collectors? He of a 6 game, 13 inning ML career in September of 1978? I believe it is....

rrb77 · 02-12-2015, 09:04 PM

1974 Red Sox

Merkle923 · 02-12-2015, 09:35 PM

That Tiant is very rare - the 1974 home-only red front/black sides cap that the Red Sox dropped in mid-season.

I'll add on Bradley that 1976-77 was the winter free agency kicked in and the A's checked out, so anybody who was breathing was a candidate for the 1977 team.

And this much later photograph of Tom Brown as a minor league coach confirms that is indeed the White Whale of the '78 Mariners:

Merkle923 · 02-12-2015, 09:57 PM

Coulda sworn I posted this long ago - anyway, here it is again, plus a Morey of Snook at Syracuse of the International League after his trade to the Yankees (for Horace Clarke) in 1974.

tnfoto · 02-12-2015, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Merkle923

Coulda sworn I posted this long ago - anyway, here it is again, plus a Morey of Snook at Syracuse of the International League after his trade to the Yankees (for Horace Clarke) in 1974.

Yep, I missed it back in July. My bad, and thanks for adding the Syracuse photo!

SNAP · 02-12-2015, 10:23 PM

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Bat looks way too big for him.

Merkle923 · 02-13-2015, 02:22 AM

Cleaned up version of the earlier 1973 Pirates image - first I've ever seen of the pitcher.

Amazin69 · 02-13-2015, 02:26 AM

As we've waited so long to reel the whale in, no reason not to post the other pic of Brown, as well. Good picture, too:

Amazin69 · 02-13-2015, 02:39 AM

Most of the Bradford images out there have him in a warmup jacket, so it's nice to see him in a uniform in color. This is spring training of 1981, apparently, given that the Braves debuted that jersey in 1980, which was also the last year for that cap. I've done some tweaking so that the shadows on the originals aren't such an issue.

Bradford died at 49, suffering a heart attack while visiting Turner Field with a Little League team.

hobbs11 · 02-13-2015, 10:16 AM

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tnfoto Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Port Angeles, WA Posts: 12,710	Frank Snook 1973 UIN Padres Larger, clearer, color 1973 Padres 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

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Buccos Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2011 Location: Formerly of Pittsburgh. Posts: 131	1912 Casey Stengel A nice shot of Stengel, with the Pirates in 1919. The original (found at rmyauctions.com), then my cleaned up version: Attached Images

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DeweyintheHall All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Ellicott City, MD Posts: 776	White Whale Alert In the latest TV release, could it be the one and only Tom Brown, bane of 1978 and Seattle Mariners collectors? He of a 6 game, 13 inning ML career in September of 1978? I believe it is.... Attached Images

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Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,122	1977. Bradley went from the Giants to the A's on waivers on April 8, 1976. Oakland opened its regular season the next night in Anaheim. If it wasn't already beyond improbability that Bradley managed to get into an Oakland uniform on the same day he was acquired that happened to be either the day the team broke camp, or the day after it had already done so - there's no chance the Topps Arizona/Bay Area photographer Doug McWilliams would've been in Mesa and not back in San Francisco for the Giants' opener on the 9th. Additionally, Bradley's SABR Bio Project entry notes that he was claimed on waivers on 4/8/76 and immediately assigned to the Oakland PCL farm team in Tucson. Also his bio during his days as baseball coach at Maryland refers to him being in the Oakland organization in 1977, which would be consistent with the idea that he pitched in AAA for them in '76, went to camp in '77, and was released.

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Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,122	Bradley, Brown, Tiant That Tiant is very rare - the 1974 home-only red front/black sides cap that the Red Sox dropped in mid-season. I'll add on Bradley that 1976-77 was the winter free agency kicked in and the A's checked out, so anybody who was breathing was a candidate for the 1977 team. And this much later photograph of Tom Brown as a minor league coach confirms that is indeed the White Whale of the '78 Mariners: Attached Images

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Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,122	Frank Snook 1973 Coulda sworn I posted this long ago - anyway, here it is again, plus a Morey of Snook at Syracuse of the International League after his trade to the Yankees (for Horace Clarke) in 1974. Last edited by Merkle923; 07-31-2017 at 10:10 AM.

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Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,122	Jim Foor 1971 Cleaned up version of the earlier 1973 Pirates image - first I've ever seen of the pitcher. Last edited by Merkle923; 07-31-2017 at 10:10 AM.

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Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 3,360 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Tom Brown 1978 As we've waited so long to reel the whale in, no reason not to post the other pic of Brown, as well. Good picture, too: Attached Images

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Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 3,360 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Larry Bradford 1977 Most of the Bradford images out there have him in a warmup jacket, so it's nice to see him in a uniform in color. This is spring training of 1981, apparently, given that the Braves debuted that jersey in 1980, which was also the last year for that cap. I've done some tweaking so that the shadows on the originals aren't such an issue. Bradford died at 49, suffering a heart attack while visiting Turner Field with a Little League team. Attached Images

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