Gambo and T_Wil1 Photopack

[Expos 1969-2004]

Originally Posted by tnfoto

That's the 1926 Yankees.

Front: John Barnes, Spencer Adams, Urban Shocker, Ben Paschal, Garland Braxton, Charley O'Leary (coach), Mike Gazella, Bob Shawkey
Seated: ??, Pat Collins, Benny Bengough, Miller Huggins, Walter Beall, Herb Pennock, Bob Meusel
Standing: Woods (trainer), Fred Merkle, Sam Jones, Earle Combs, Aaron Ward, Bill Skiff, Waite Hoyt, Tony Lazzeri, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Myles Thomas, Herb McQuaid, Joe Dugan

Thanks tnfoto. After reading your post I found this picture on eBay.
The unidentified player in your list is listed as Mark Koenig.


Combining the first picture with the index of the second using photoshop, we have a complete team photo without watermark...

[bobb49]

Hi everyone, looking for a picture of the late Marshal Renfroe, in a Giants uniform other than the Leaf card. Color or B/W doesn't matter...Thanks.

[hobbs11]

Terry D, not sure this is still unicorn worthy, but fresh from the TV folders...

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post3894266

[Merkle923]

Not much of this Dodger farmhand who became a five-game Padre pitcher after the Al McBean trade of April, 1969. The Padres pictures were taken in spring training, 1970. Due to injury, his career was already over...

Monday Topps uploads (KB) 171-174 Andy Etchebarren; 175-176 Francisco Estrada; 177-180 Jim Essian; 181-182 Glenn Ezell (Mets system); 183-184 Sam Ewing; 185-188 Leon Everitt; 189-190 Barry Evans; 191-192 Bob Farley; 193-194 Carmen Fanzone; 195-196 Harry Fanok; 197-200 Pete Falcone; 201-204 Jim Fairey; 205-206 Randy Fairbanks (Texas system); 207-210 Bill Fahey.

[Marisfor HOF]

Sorry, just saw your post. This is my version of the1926 photo, along with what passes for my 1925 "team photo" at the moment.

[Cusick]

[QUOTE=Merkle923;4066762

Monday Topps uploads (KB) 205-206 tbd (could be Texas system pitcher Randy Fairbanks); [/QUOTE]

Found a newspaper article dated March 20, 1975 which indicated that on Wednesday, the first cuts had been made at Pompano Beach, where the Rangers were training, and Randy Fairbanks was among those cut. So he must have been a non-roster invitee that year. He definitely was not on the spring roster. So he is a plausible candidate.

A man named Randal C. Fairbanks is with the Fairbanks Law Group in Florida. It's the same name as our player, and it is known that our player was from Florida. The photo attached of this Randal C. Fairbanks bears some resemblance to the Topps Vault Texas Ranger (kb205). The nose and the dimple in the chin seem to be the same. The hair is so long in the case of the Topps Vault Ranger that it's hard to compare ears, but it looks like the bottom of the right ears make a reasonable match.

I've searched the Rangers' spring rosters from 1972 through 1983 (all the possible years for the uniform, counting use of the hold-over uniform from 1982), and I've not found any other left-handed pitcher with a surname beginning with F which could solve this mystery.

Randy Fairbanks Register Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com

[tnfoto]

1985 White Sox, from a team photo. I'll leave him on the UIN list for now as "need better."

[tnfoto]

1973 Braves. Found this several years ago and I can't remember the source. It might have been dr.jteeee.

[tnfoto]

1928 Red Sox, a Conlon image.

[cheech411]

[Expos 1969-2004]

Originally Posted by Marisfor HOF

Sorry, just saw your post. This is my version of the1926 photo, along with what passes for my 1925 "team photo" at the moment.

Combining and correcting your 2 pictures from 1925 with Photoshop, I got this result. Hope this can be useful.

[tnfoto]

Originally Posted by cheech411

dobson photoshopped

This brings up a good point related to the UIN list.

For many uses and applications, photoshopped images (especially high-quality photoshop work) are sufficient but photoshopped/airbrushed images generally do not qualify for removal from the UIN list.

[SDL]

Originally Posted by Cusick

Found a newspaper article dated March 20, 1975 which indicated that on Wednesday, the first cuts had been made at Pompano Beach, where the Rangers were training, and Randy Fairbanks was among those cut. So he must have been a non-roster invitee that year. He definitely was not on the spring roster. So he is a plausible candidate.

A man named Randal C. Fairbanks is with the Fairbanks Law Group in Florida. It's the same name as our player, and it is known that our player was from Florida. The photo attached of this Randal C. Fairbanks bears some resemblance to the Topps Vault Texas Ranger (kb205). The nose and the dimple in the chin seem to be the same. The hair is so long in the case of the Topps Vault Ranger that it's hard to compare ears, but it looks like the bottom of the right ears make a reasonable match.

I've searched the Rangers' spring rosters from 1972 through 1983 (all the possible years for the uniform, counting use of the hold-over uniform from 1982), and I've not found any other left-handed pitcher with a surname beginning with F which could solve this mystery.

Randy Fairbanks Register Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com

Why not contact him via the law firm and ask? He may get a kick out of the fact that he's being discussed here

[Cusick]

Originally Posted by SDL

Why not contact him via the law firm and ask? He may get a kick out of the fact that he's being discussed here

Agree with your suggestion. I've sent him an email along with one of the Topps Vault photos. We'll see what happens.

[Cusick]

Originally Posted by SDL

Why not contact him via the law firm and ask? He may get a kick out of the fact that he's being discussed here

Received a fairly rapid reply from Randal C. Fairbanks. He confirms that the Topps Vault photo is of him, and he is known informally as Randy Fairbanks. He was happy to have the photo, and looks forward to sharing it with his grandkids.

[krantzbucks]

Originally Posted by tnfoto

1928 Red Sox, a Conlon image.

Those Conlon images sure colorize nicely.

[pepsikula]

Is there a reason why I don't see the KB folder when I go to the Topps folder site? Not sure what I'm doing wrong.

[Pinetarpress]

16 game Seattle Mariners C Dan Firova showed up in the TV today....Dan played in 17 big league games (1981-82 with the Mariners before one more game in 88 with Cleveland) he had zero hits in seven at bats in his career. H

[Merkle923]

Short-term Orioles, Brewers reliever, rare in color.

If you're having trouble finding the KB file, it's thirteen slots up from the bottom of the index.

Tuesday Topps uploads (KB) 211-212 Gil Flores; 213-214 Chris Floethe; 215-216 John Flinn; 217-220 Mike Flanagan; 221-222 Jack Fisher; 223-224 Hank Fischer; 225-226 Bill Fischer; 227-228 Dan Firova; 229-230 Chico Fernandez; 231-232 Mike Fiore; 233-234 Jack Fimple; 235-236 Jesus Figueroa; 237-240 Ed Figueroa; 241-244 Joe Ferguson; 245-246 Raul Ferreyra (Cincinnati system); 247-250 Frank Fernandez; 251-252 John Felske; 253-256 Ernie Fazio; 257-260 Bill Faul; 261-262 Darcy Fast; 263-266 Dick "Turk" Farrell; 267-270 Ed Farmer.

[Cusick]

Originally Posted by pepsikula

Is there a reason why I don't see the KB folder when I go to the Topps folder site? Not sure what I'm doing wrong.

If you use the link below and scroll down alphabetically below all the J's, you should come to KB.

Index of /images/13076