Gambo and T_Wil1 Photopack

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1943 Cardinals, courtesy of thecatspajamas.

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1953 Browns, offered several years ago by Lexibell.

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1995 Tigers, taken during spring training. I believe this is an UncleMaxie.

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1934 White Sox. I'm not certain ofl the source but I think it was fedxit.

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1994 Tigers, from his 1994 Fleer Extra Bases card.

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1994 Cardinals. A few similar autographed photos are or have recently been for sale on eBay.

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1992 Reds, from his 1993 Donruss card.

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There are several 2000 Dodgers options available at Getty.

[FatJack]

Chico Fernandez, the Cuban infielder who began his major league career with the Brooklyn Dodgers and finished it with the New York Mets, passed away on Saturday (June 11, 2016) following a stroke suffered on May 19. He was 84. In between his tours in the boroughs of New York, he played for the Phillies and Tigers. He was the first Latino to play for both Detroit and Philadelphia. As he told the Detroit Free Press, last year, “I am proud that I helped lay the foundation for the Latin players today. I can tell you that I went through some hell, but I just loved playing baseball.”

The dr.jteee image of Chico with the Phils is a personal favorite of mine.The image of an older Chico in a Detroit cap accompanied his obituary in the Detroit Free Press (as well as the 2015 piece referenced above).

[RUKen]

Bill Wolff 1902
On September 10th, 1902, Bill Wolff made his major league debut as the starting pitcher for the Phillies against the first-place Pirates in Philadelphia. He pitched a complete game, a 5-1 loss in which he allowed eleven hits, walked four, and hit a batter; he was 1-for-3 at the plate. Wolff did not pitch again that season, but he was back with the Phillies in spring training of 1903, when this photo was taken. He pitched in the preseason intercity series against the Athletics, but did not appear in any regular-season games that spring, and after his release in early May he pitched in the minor leagues with Peoria. His major-league career consisted of his one game in 1902. (Baseball-Reference does not indicate which hand he threw with; clearly he was a right-hander.)

[rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com]

does anyone have spring rosters w/ nri's for the Cincinnati reds from 1969-1974. would appreciate feed back THANKS

[Merkle923]

Still nothing from KC, sadly

Tuesday's Topps uploads, file KA: 431-434 Frank Reberger; 435-436 Jeff Reardon; 437-438 Harvey Reagin (Atlanta system); 439-440 Randy Ready; 441-442 Barry Raziano; 443-444 Lance Rautzhan; 445-448 Shane Rawley; 449-450 Paul Ratliff; 451-452 Johnny Ray; 453-456 Floyd Rayford; 457-460 Claude Raymond; 461-462 Gary Ratliff; 463-464 Fred Rath; 465-467 Doug Rau; 469-470 Harry Rasmussen (1976; known as Eric Rasmussen from 1977 on).

[keonleafs]

Originally Posted by Merkle923

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Tuesday's Topps uploads, file KA: ... 437-438 TBD; ...

Considering Topps's "normally standard" alphabetical order, and his position, could this be Harvey Reagin (placed between Reardon and Ready), a Braves's catcher farmhand, ...but who played only one year of pro BB with the 1974 Greenville Braves???

[Merkle923]

Forgive the obscure Jimmy Stewart movie reference.

Plausible that it's Harvey Reagin, but a) this matches a lot of images clearly identified as being Braves camp 1975, and b) he has to be 5'9" 170 and about 23 years old, and c) he has to have been released at the end of camp, 1975.

I'm not convinced. He's wearing #55. We need a 1975 Braves' spring training scorecard. Efforting.

[FatJack]

Originally Posted by Merkle923

Forgive the obscure Jimmy Stewart movie reference.

Plausible that it's Harvey Reagin, but a) this matches a lot of images clearly identified as being Braves camp 1975, and b) he has to be 5'9" 170 and about 23 years old, and c) he has to have been released at the end of camp, 1975.

I'm not convinced. He's wearing #55. We need a 1975 Braves' spring training scorecard. Efforting.

Son of a gun, I just happen to have a '75 Braves spring roster and Harvey Reagin it is.

Edit: I do hope this means there's a Braves image of Freddie V. in the Vault, as well. One of the unicorns I've been seeking. They got #55. Why not #54?

[Merkle923]

Doug McWilliams shot Velazquez for himself in a Braves uniform in Candlestick. Presumably did so for Topps too, but as I mentioned earlier the files after the letter "T" were a mess and U-Z negatives are thus even more random than the rest of the alphabet!

[RUKen]

Arthur Nichols 1898
Art Nichols (apparently also known as Charley) began his major league career as a catcher with Chicago in the National League. He appeared in 14 games in 1898, 17 in 1899, and just 8 in 1900. In 1901 he was with the St. Louis Cardinals, and he played 47 games as a catcher and 40 more as an outfielder, and appeared in 93 games total. In 1902 he was primarily a first baseman, with 56 of his 73 games at first base. The same was true in 1903; he played 25 games at first out of 36 total, with two games behind the plate. His batting average that last season was just .192, and the Sporting Life of July 18th noted that he had been released. He never again played in the major leagues. The photo is from 1901.

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Roger Denzer 1901 New York Giants uniform

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Bill Richardson 1901 St. Louis Cardinals uniform

[Chickazoola]

From a family photo that was included in his Baseball Hall of Fame File