Gambo and T_Wil1 Photopack

[Terry D]

Originally Posted by hobbs11

Appreciate that and I'll take whatever color pics you have. Thanks!

Here is Nyman during his brief '82 call up with the White Sox. Note the lack of an emblem on the left sleeve, which is what tells me that it is 1982. I think the photo comes from the ebay seller Sportslot.

[Sir Lurksalot]

This one is courtesy of my friend, Bill. rrb77, could you please send me an email or PM when you are able? Thx!

[SPORTSMEM817]

Here is a photo of Bill Howerton from the Lexibell photos. It was pretty rough and I cleaned it up..for others

[hobbs11]

I am looking for a color pic of pitcher Bill Castro suiting up for the Royals - other than this Fleer card. Either 1982 or 83 are acceptable. Thanks in advance!

[rico43]

Very, very late: EK 859-860 now correctly Mike Hershberger, not Gomer Hodge. Merkle clarified this way back on thread page 1004-1005.

Latest: BC 660 now Billy Muffett instead of Wes Stock.

[rico43]

Houston Colt 45s pitcher Jim Dickson, not often seen with his first team, the Colt 45s of 1963. Lexibell photo from spring training of 1962. This image was colorized for a 1963 custom retroset.

Dickson later pitched for the Reds and Athletics and was originally drafted by the Pirates.

[rrb77]

Corky Miller
Keith Shepherd
Jimmy Anderson

[DeweyintheHall]

According to The Sporting News, May 13, 1978, the Mets were planning on bringing Bill Greif up from Tidewater to get some action in the now-extinct Yankee/Met exhibition game to be held on April 27. I've tried unsuccessfully to see whether he actually was called up and active for the game, or whether he even might have played. I know it was only an exhibition, but for my 1978 project I would still like to include him if he did suit up, maybe with an asterisk. Does anyone out there know whether he was called to big club and whether he played? A box score would be appreciated as well. Thanks!

[FatJack]

Originally Posted by DeweyintheHall

According to The Sporting News, May 13, 1978, the Mets were planning on bringing Bill Greif up from Tidewater to get some action in the now-extinct Yankee/Met exhibition game to be held on April 27. I've tried unsuccessfully to see whether he actually was called up and active for the game, or whether he even might have played. I know it was only an exhibition, but for my 1978 project I would still like to include him if he did suit up, maybe with an asterisk. Does anyone out there know whether he was called to big club and whether he played? A box score would be appreciated as well. Thanks!

Yeah, good luck with that. As a Mets fan who used to love the Mayor's Trophy game.....by 1978, the Mets were so bad that, literally, nobody gave a crap. I cared less about the rivalry than I did a chance to hear or see some of the minor leaguers in action. In the 60s and early 70s, you could catch the game on the radio, sometimes even on television. But, by 1978, the papers didn't even mention it, let alone print a box score. It wasn't on TV or radio. It might as well not have happened. 1978 was pretty much the nadir of the series. They couldn't even draw 10,000. The only reason anybody remembers it at all is because that was the extra inning game that Graig Nettles, according to Sparky Lyle's book, tried to "throw". They later said that was a joke and I believe them. Baseball took it seriously but they also accepted the explanation. Trying to throw a game that you end up winning? That was more the Mets speed. They were so bad by then that they couldn't win if they tried and they couldn't lose if they tried. If you knew one thing about the '78 Mets, you knew that, whatever they were trying to do, they'd screw it up. But the nature of the joke should not be lost in the shuffle. And that is that nobody from either side wanted to play the game anymore. The two teams were so far apart (Yankees winning, Mets losing) that it wasn't even good for bragging rights. The Mets in '78 had nothing to brag about. Sure, the Mets were bad in the sixties, but they were new and the Yankees, in those years, were not world beaters either. What you can find online would tell you only that Mardie Cornejo took the loss in '78 (and that Ron Hodges and Ed Kranepool played).

I tend to doubt Grief was up for the game. Officially, he was in Tidewater to "rehab". He made only three appearances for Tidewater before both he and the Mets concluded he was toast. I know he spent most of May on the DL and I think the last of those three appearances was in June. So my guess would be he wasn't called-up for the game as his arm was pretty much dead. If he had pitched in the Mayor's Trophy Game, I think that would have been mentioned in Bill's SABR bio, which it isn't. He definitely pitched for the Mets in the spring, though, if you need an excuse to include him.

[Cusick]

Originally Posted by DeweyintheHall

According to The Sporting News, May 13, 1978, the Mets were planning on bringing Bill Greif up from Tidewater to get some action in the now-extinct Yankee/Met exhibition game to be held on April 27. I've tried unsuccessfully to see whether he actually was called up and active for the game, or whether he even might have played. I know it was only an exhibition, but for my 1978 project I would still like to include him if he did suit up, maybe with an asterisk. Does anyone out there know whether he was called to big club and whether he played? A box score would be appreciated as well. Thanks!

The New York Times of April 28 covered the game, but unfortunately for your purposes, they mentioned the Yankees a lot more than the Mets. For example, they cited all the Yankees pitchers -- Catfish Hunter, Ed Figueroa, Dick Tidrow, Ron Guidry, and Jim Beattie. But they didn't mention any of the Mets' hurlers, and there was no box score.

The Yankees won 4-3 in 13 innings before a crowd of 9,792.

[tnfoto]

I have completed and uploaded the 2016 pre-season release of the Facepack. This version includes 271 new photos:

216 new player photos, including 133 new 2015 player debuts
5 new manager photos, including 3 new 2015 manager debuts
2 new coach photos, including 1 new 2015 coach debut
48 new umpire photos, including 2 new 2015 umpire debuts

Since the last Facepack release in June, 10 formerly-missing players, two formerly-missing managers and 44 formerly-missing umpires have been found. I have also corrected three player ID errors and returned one player to the Missing Player List. I renamed four player photos to remain consistent with SABR and Baseball-Reference.com.

You can see additional details about this release, along with download links, on my Facepack page.

[jakre]

Originally Posted by DeweyintheHall

According to The Sporting News, May 13, 1978, the Mets were planning on bringing Bill Greif up from Tidewater to get some action in the now-extinct Yankee/Met exhibition game to be held on April 27. I've tried unsuccessfully to see whether he actually was called up and active for the game, or whether he even might have played. I know it was only an exhibition, but for my 1978 project I would still like to include him if he did suit up, maybe with an asterisk. Does anyone out there know whether he was called to big club and whether he played? A box score would be appreciated as well. Thanks!

Best way to find out might be to write him and ask. I have his address if you're interested.

[jeffersons34n2]

Originally Posted by Buccos

>> For more recent poses, ask the FBI ;-)

As if they know where he is!

Changing the subject, what is on Jesse Jefferson's glove? Tommy??

Yes my older brother is Tommy...He is my older brother...than there's Corey and I'm the baby.

[BklynJace]

While we wait for Topps to return from Football Land....

Love this '62 wire-service photo of the two Bob Millers ... but does anyone have it in better resolution? Many thanks if so!

[keonleafs]

I'm in the process of renaming each pics from Topps's folders, using copy-paste with the help of the great work list done by rico and others on former BB Birthday's site. For each image, I keep the original file name, adding first and last name of the player, the team he is pictured with, and also the years played for that team (MLB and MiLB).

For corrections, first, there are 3 folders missing from the list that I have:
FE 361 to 450...87 pics not listed
LE 252 to 284...33 pics not listed
NN 001 to 2513...1293 pics not listed

Secondly, for all folders beginning with letter A, and up to folder BC, here are corrections to some files (ID or 1st name or 2nd name & some missing from list):
AB078 Jack Fisher, not Dick Schofield---AB080 Al Ferrara, not Schofield---AB560-563 Jimmy Adair, not Lum Harris---ABC103 Ken Rowe, not PWReese---AD044 John Lung, not George Long---AD054-56 John Lowenstein, Not Ed---AD068 Billy Moran, not listed---AD098 Bob Moorhead, not Morehead---AD108 Gil Hodges, not Roy McMillan---AD809-810&845 Ed Kirkpatrick, not Don Lee---AD840 Lou Johnson, not Mantilla---Folder AE has some missing from the list;here is what I have-AE015-026 Mike Torrez---AE027-033 Torborg---AE057-065 Jerry Zimmerman---AE113-124 Zachary---AE220-225 Wine---AE230-244 Tolan-------AM262 Missing, Willie Horton---AM403-404 Missing, Hal King---AM405 Missing, Jim King---AM423-424 Bob Mabe, not Tom Cheney---AM957 Bruce Kimm, not Kim---AP238 Pete Smith, not G Thomas---AP244-45 Bob Will, not Lee Walls---AP270 Johnny Edwards, not Ron Brand---AP285 Jim Ewell, Colt 45s Trainer 1962---AP286-87 Art Quirk, not Quick---AP292 Bill Bethea, not Bob Martyn---AP970 Bob Hartman, not Lou Sleator(?)---AP981 Pete Reiser, Dodgers Coach, not Gordon Windhorn---AP1014 Ernie Oravetz, not Tony Roig(while OK for 15-16)---AP1021-1026 Bob Nieman, not Sawatski---AP1035-36 Bob Perry, not Charlie Dees---AP1293 John Romano, not Jerry Kindall---AP1431-32 Mel Roach, not Lee Walls---AP1635 Ty Cline, not Ron Santo---AP1890 Faye Throneberry, not Clint Courtney---AP2022 Norm Sherry, not Larker---AT844 Mike Rollyson, Pilots College Invitee, not Rich Rollins(while OK for 845-850)---BA738 Koufax & Podres, not Koufax & Drysdale---BA933-34 SchafferNoth with a N, not a M---BA935-36 Joe Shipley, not Bill---BC139&141-42 George Brett, not Ken Brett---BC271 Frank Bolling, not Danny O'Connell---BC397 Sal Maglie, Red Sox Coach, not Rico Petrocelli---BC463-65 Bert Blyleven, not Ray Corbin---BC483 Milt Bolling, not Marv Breeding---BC536 Wes Westrum, not Mickey Vernon---BC565 Bud Zipfel, not Joe Hicks---BC566 Vic Wertz, not Jackie Jensen---BC580 Ed Roebuck, not Fred Kipp---BC584-85 Bob Martyn, not Joe M. Morgan---BC594-95 Marty Keough, not Jensen---BC605 Ed Roebuck, not Ralph Branca---BC618 Ed Fitz Gerald, not Jerry Snyder, same uncorr.error on original 1957 Topps---BC764 Monte Irvin, not Solly Drake---BC798 Tom Morgan, not Bob Duliba---BC783 Felipe Alou, not Monte Irvin---BC856 Fergie Jenkins, not Andre Dawson---BC931-32 Freddie Fitzsimmons, not Bob Swift---BC943&946 Al Smith, not Bob Boyd---BC961 Rene Valdes, not Raul---BC966 Ramon Monzant, not Dusty Rhodes---BC993 Billy Pierce, not Gerry Staley---BC1079 Charlie Silvera, not Cal Neeman---BC1081&84 Billy Klaus, not pete Runnels---BC1099&1101 Joe Pignatano, not Jim Pagliaroni---BC1229 Ken Hamlin, not Leo Posada---BC1289 Dick Selma, not Bill---BC1342 Duke Maas, not Bill Kunkel---BC1369 Roy McMillan, not Lee Walls---BC1417 Bill Smith, not Robin Roberts---BC1453&55 Hobie Landrith, not Bob Schmidt---BC1646 Hank Foiles, not Jim Gentile

As for now, I am at BC 1966 (folders in alphabetical order), and have put a hold on it for a couple of weeks. Will then carry on.

[cheech411]

1976 tom buskey from e bay

[rico43]

I am grateful beyond words for keonleaf's troubleshooting of the TV checklist. My master list at the Chop Country site will have the above corrections in place within 48 hours. And as for the missing folders, here's a start:

FOLDER FE

361-363 Eddie Murray
364-372 Darrell Evans
373-377 Rick Reuschel
378-379 Paul Reuschel
380-387 Merv Rettenmund
388-392 Roger Repoz
393 Merv Rettenmund
394-403 Steve Renko
404-405 Fred Holdsworth
406-414 Joe Hoerner
415-416 Ron Hodges
417 Gene Hiser
418-420 Rich Hinton
421-433 Chuck Hinton
434-435 Dave Hilton
436-442 John Hiller
443 Chuck Hiller
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447-449 Chuck Hiller
450 Sam Hinds

[baseball-birthdays.com]

Richard A. Smith

So, the version of this image that I posted several pages back was scanned at home on a machine that's not able to handle oversized transparencies, although I was obviously able to get a good head & shoulders sample. I sent out that bit of film along with several others to Larsen Digital for full scans... I'm pretty happy with the results and I thought I'd share the Smith image and give Larsen a nod in case any of you folks might need such services.

Click the pic for a much larger view...

[DeweyintheHall]

Originally Posted by jakre

Best way to find out might be to write him and ask. I have his address if you're interested.

I might do that - if you want to, go ahead and send it to me in a private message. Many thanks.

[keonleafs]

[QUOTE=baseball-birthdays.com;3997364]Richard A. Smith

So, the version of this image that I posted several pages back was scanned at home on a machine that's not able to handle oversized transparencies, although I was obviously able to get a good head & shoulders sample. I sent out that bit of film along with several others to Larsen Digital for full scans... I'm pretty happy with the results and I thought I'd share the Smith image and give Larsen a nod in case any of you folks might need such services.

WOW!! They did a really nice job!! Thanks so much for sharing both, image and experience.