Gambo and T_Wil1 Photopack - Page 1437

baseball-birthdays.com · 07-31-2016, 07:39 PM

from the lexibell stuff-

Merkle923 · 08-01-2016, 02:06 AM

If you prefer photos in which the player's face looks to be melting, there's no purpose disputing your conclusion.

rrb77 · 08-01-2016, 05:49 AM

A few others appreciated the post. Who made you the dictator of what gets posted?

johnnydarrinproductions · 08-01-2016, 09:15 AM

I'm looking for a photo of Ernie Johnson as a 1960 Spring Training Cleveland Indian. He was released by the team on 4-5-1960.

tnfoto · 08-01-2016, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnydarrinproductions

I'm looking for a photo of Ernie Johnson as a 1960 Spring Training Cleveland Indian. He was released by the team on 4-5-1960.

Here is Johnson during his brief stay with Cleveland, from a long-ago source I do not recall.

Merkle923 · 08-01-2016, 04:56 PM

No dictators here. Was just trying to help you out with a technically better image from the same shoot of the same player. Won't make that mistake again.

Merkle923 · 08-01-2016, 05:03 PM

Well-traveled outfielder and pinch-hitter who finished his career with a walk in the 1962 World Series. A rare image with the Giants.

Today's Topps Uploads (KB): 627-630 Adrian Garrett; 631-632 Scott Garrelts; 633-636 Ralph Garr; 637-638 Mike Garman; 639-640 Wayne Garland; 641-642 Bob Garibaldi; 643-644 Billy Gardner; 645-646 TBD; 647-648 Bob Nieman; 649-650 Wes Stock; 651-652 Bubba Phillips; 653-654 TBD; 655-656 Lou Jackson; 657-658 Rod Gaspar; 659-662 Gil Garrido; 663-664 Wayne Garrett; 665-666 Pepe Frias.

Merkle923 · 08-01-2016, 05:09 PM

One of two examples today of a player not unknown with a particular team, but in a specific version of that team's uniform.

This is Rod Gaspar, who as a rookie scored the winning run in the 4th Game of the 1969 World Series on the J.C. Martin bunt play, then made cameos with the 1970 Mets, and 1971 and 1974 Padres. Heretofore there's only been a cloudy Brace image of Gaspar in the first San Diego uniform of the Ray Kroc era:

Merkle923 · 08-01-2016, 05:10 PM

Again, nothing of this quality of the utility infielder in the Braves' softball unis in his last major league season, 1972:

wunderman · 08-01-2016, 05:26 PM

[QUOTE=Merkle923;4072984]Well-traveled outfielder and pinch-hitter who finished his career with a walk in the 1962 World Series. A rare image with the Giants.

Tried a color correction. What do you think?

hobbs11 · 08-01-2016, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merkle923

Well-traveled outfielder and pinch-hitter who finished his career with a walk in the 1962 World Series. A rare image with the Giants.

Today's Topps Uploads (KB): 627-630 Adrian Garrett; 631-632 Scott Garrelts; 633-636 Ralph Garr; 637-638 Mike Garman; 639-640 Wayne Garland; 641-642 Bob Garibaldi; 643-644 Billy Gardner; 645-646 TBD; 647-648 Bob Nieman; 649-650 Wes Stock; 651-652 Bubba Phillips; 653-654 TBD; 655-656 Lou Jackson; 657-658 Rod Gaspar; 659-662 Gil Garrido; 663-664 Wayne Garrett; 665-666 Pepe Frias.

Could this mean Woodie Fryman as a Red from 1977 or Roger Freed as a Phil from 1972 awaits??

Buster Narum · 08-01-2016, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wunderman

Tried a color correction. What do you think?

Very good on the hue - better than mine, even, but I think too much on the lightness. I added some gamma back in. Not to try to show you up, but here's my take to show you what I mean. Maybe someone else can do even better. The pre-1966 shots are tough to make pretty

Pinetarpress · 08-01-2016, 07:06 PM

653-654 really look like Guy Sularz...pics would be way out of order for the G's

keonleafs · 08-01-2016, 07:23 PM

645-646 seems to be the same guy as in previous folder HZ 233-234 Frank Frontino, a Pirates farmhand from 1968 to 74 (pic shown HZ234).

Terry D · 08-01-2016, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pinetarpress

653-654 really look like Guy Sularz...pics would be way out of order for the G's

I agree, 653-654 is Sularz; I have been looking for him in the '83 uniform for a long time. As to being out of order, we know that can happen sometimes in the vault.

dennis_keith · 08-01-2016, 11:35 PM

Luis Olmo, an outfielder with the 1943,1944, 1945 and 1949 Brooklyn teams is the oldest living Dodger.
He turns 97 next week. Luis was one of the first stars from Puerto Rico.
His best season was 1945, the year no all-star game was played, but Olmo
had all-star worthy numbers in '45:
10 HR, 110 RBI, .313 b. avg., 174 hits, 15 SB, and a National League-leading
13 triples in 556 at-bats. He finished his MLB career in 1951 with the Boston Braves.
.

FatJack · 08-02-2016, 01:29 AM

Steve Nagy, a southpaw who pitched for the Pirates in 1947 and the Senators in 1950, passed away on July 24 at the age of 97.

Steve was New Jersey born and played college ball at Seton Hall, where he went 22 - 1 (including a streak of 13 wins in a row). Chuck Connors and Gene Hermanski were among his teammates at Seton Hall (at least according to Baseball-Reference).

The Dodgers signed him in 1942 and Steve got off to a good start. Splitting the year between class B Durham and Double-A Montreal, the lefty posted a record of 11 - 6 with an ERA of 2.62.

He entered the Navy in September 1942 and was stationed in Virginia, then Florida, then Canada, and finally in England. He was discharged in January 1946 and attended the spring camp for the Montreal Royals (the Dodgers top farm club) where he had a front row seat to history as Jackie Robinson and pitcher Johnny Wright (both formerly stars of the Negro Leagues) reported as well. Several years ago, George Shuba remembered that there were nearly 100 players on the field when Robinson and Wright arrived and, Shuba believed, the only two still living were he and Steve Nagy. Shuba died in 2014. If his memory was correct, the last of those players who witnessed the moment has now passed (I'll leave it to others to figure out if Shuba's memory was correct).

For his part, Nagy remembered that the initial reaction from the other players was mixed. "We had a couple Southern guys in there, but once Jackie showed he had great ability, they accepted, you know? There were a few guys that were kind of resentful, but that's normal when guys are from the South." The first day passed without incident, but that didn't last as the town of Sanford Florida wasn't ready for integration--not in restaurants, not in schools, and, apparently, not on baseball fields.

Playing for the Royals that year, Jackie led the team in hitting, batting .349, and Steve far outpaced the rest of the pitching staff, winning 17 against just 4 losses. Whether or not the Dodgers were impressed with Nagy, the Pittsburgh Pirates sure were and they purchased his contract from Brooklyn as soon as the season was over.

Steve broke camp with the Pirates in 1947. Pitching in relief, Nagy got into 3 games and was roughed up pretty good. He was sent back to the minors come cut-down day. He was recalled in September, pitched a little better, and got a start (taking the loss) against the Cardinals on September 25. The following year, the Pirates traded Steve to the San Francisco Seals and he spent much of the rest of his career in the PCL. Much, but not all.

The Washington Senators took Steve in the Rule 5 draft and, in 1950, put him in the rotation. Though his major league numbers weren't pretty by season's end, he started off en fuego. His first two starts were both against the Yankees and he won both (both complete games). Joe DiMaggio was 0 for 5 in the first game, 1 for 4 in the second. That one hit was a home run. But Nagy got him back. In the 8th inning, he hit a shot to the deepest part of centerfield which DiMaggio had to run down. By the time the throw came in, Nagy had bowled over catcher Yogi Berra for an inside the park home run. That proved to be the winning run.

Steve's final major league outing as a pitcher came on June 16 (though he was used as a pinch runner on the 20th and 23rd). He'd started 2 - 0, but he'd dropped his next 5 decisions and it was back to San Francisco for Steve.

Steve pitched for Seattle from 1951-1954, was back in Frisco in '55, and wrapped up his career with three seasons for Buffalo. He finished with a 3 - 8 major league record and a minor league record of 121- 109. Steve was inducted into the Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame in 1975.

You can find an image of Steve with Pittsburgh here, an image of Steve with Brooklyn here, and an image of Steve with Washington here. So just to be able to offer something different, I've colorized this one. While this is the same image as the Washington image posted by tnfoto, I found it in the Lexibell files. And I'd love to crow that its a wider shot except I really did a fairly godawful job colorizing the background. But I'm not unhappy with the colorization of Steve, himself, so....

dennis_keith · 08-02-2016, 07:57 AM

FJ: Thanks for the thorough and wonderfully written, career summary of Steve Nagy. (section: 28740).

Chickazoola · 08-02-2016, 11:21 AM

I located a woodcut of Mike Kilroy in the May 15,1892 (Providence) Evening Telegraph. He's the brother of single season strikeout king Matt Kilroy.

Chickazoola · 08-02-2016, 11:23 AM

I located a woodcut of Andy Dunning in the June 12, 1892 Seattle Post Intelligencer. He pitched with Seattle that year before being released in July.

07-31-2016, 07:39 PM	#28721
baseball-birthdays.com All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 1,866	Jack Spring 1955 from the lexibell stuff- Attached Images

08-01-2016, 05:03 PM	#28727
Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,185	Bob Nieman 1951 Well-traveled outfielder and pinch-hitter who finished his career with a walk in the 1962 World Series. A rare image with the Giants. Today's Topps Uploads (KB): 627-630 Adrian Garrett; 631-632 Scott Garrelts; 633-636 Ralph Garr; 637-638 Mike Garman; 639-640 Wayne Garland; 641-642 Bob Garibaldi; 643-644 Billy Gardner; 645-646 TBD; 647-648 Bob Nieman; 649-650 Wes Stock; 651-652 Bubba Phillips; 653-654 TBD; 655-656 Lou Jackson; 657-658 Rod Gaspar; 659-662 Gil Garrido; 663-664 Wayne Garrett; 665-666 Pepe Frias. Attached Images Last edited by Merkle923; 08-01-2016 at 05:06 PM.

08-01-2016, 05:09 PM	#28728
Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,185	Rod Gaspar 1969 One of two examples today of a player not unknown with a particular team, but in a specific version of that team's uniform. This is Rod Gaspar, who as a rookie scored the winning run in the 4th Game of the 1969 World Series on the J.C. Martin bunt play, then made cameos with the 1970 Mets, and 1971 and 1974 Padres. Heretofore there's only been a cloudy Brace image of Gaspar in the first San Diego uniform of the Ray Kroc era: Attached Images

08-01-2016, 05:10 PM	#28729
Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,185	Gil Garrido 1964 Again, nothing of this quality of the utility infielder in the Braves' softball unis in his last major league season, 1972: Attached Images

08-01-2016, 05:26 PM	#28730
wunderman Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 31	Color correction Bob Nieman [QUOTE=Merkle923;4072984]Well-traveled outfielder and pinch-hitter who finished his career with a walk in the 1962 World Series. A rare image with the Giants. Tried a color correction. What do you think? Attached Images

08-01-2016, 02:06 AM	#28722
Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,185	If you prefer photos in which the player's face looks to be melting, there's no purpose disputing your conclusion.

08-01-2016, 05:49 AM	#28723
rrb77 All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,294	A few others appreciated the post. Who made you the dictator of what gets posted?

08-01-2016, 09:15 AM	#28724
johnnydarrinproductions Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 13	I'm looking for a photo of Ernie Johnson as a 1960 Spring Training Cleveland Indian. He was released by the team on 4-5-1960.

08-01-2016, 04:56 PM	#28726
Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,185	No dictators here. Was just trying to help you out with a technically better image from the same shoot of the same player. Won't make that mistake again.

08-01-2016, 07:06 PM	#28733
Pinetarpress Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 423	653-654 really look like Guy Sularz...pics would be way out of order for the G's

08-01-2016, 07:23 PM	#28734
keonleafs Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 445	645-646 seems to be the same guy as in previous folder HZ 233-234 Frank Frontino, a Pirates farmhand from 1968 to 74 (pic shown HZ234). Last edited by keonleafs; 10-22-2017 at 12:52 AM.

08-01-2016, 11:35 PM	#28736
dennis_keith Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 261	Luis Olmo - oldest living Brooklyn Dodger Luis Olmo, an outfielder with the 1943,1944, 1945 and 1949 Brooklyn teams is the oldest living Dodger. He turns 97 next week. Luis was one of the first stars from Puerto Rico. His best season was 1945, the year no all-star game was played, but Olmo had all-star worthy numbers in '45: 10 HR, 110 RBI, .313 b. avg., 174 hits, 15 SB, and a National League-leading 13 triples in 556 at-bats. He finished his MLB career in 1951 with the Boston Braves. . Attached Images Last edited by dennis_keith; 08-02-2016 at 07:51 AM.

08-02-2016, 01:29 AM	#28737
FatJack All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 847	Steve Nagy (1919 - 2016) Steve Nagy, a southpaw who pitched for the Pirates in 1947 and the Senators in 1950, passed away on July 24 at the age of 97. Steve was New Jersey born and played college ball at Seton Hall, where he went 22 - 1 (including a streak of 13 wins in a row). Chuck Connors and Gene Hermanski were among his teammates at Seton Hall (at least according to Baseball-Reference). The Dodgers signed him in 1942 and Steve got off to a good start. Splitting the year between class B Durham and Double-A Montreal, the lefty posted a record of 11 - 6 with an ERA of 2.62. He entered the Navy in September 1942 and was stationed in Virginia, then Florida, then Canada, and finally in England. He was discharged in January 1946 and attended the spring camp for the Montreal Royals (the Dodgers top farm club) where he had a front row seat to history as Jackie Robinson and pitcher Johnny Wright (both formerly stars of the Negro Leagues) reported as well. Several years ago, George Shuba remembered that there were nearly 100 players on the field when Robinson and Wright arrived and, Shuba believed, the only two still living were he and Steve Nagy. Shuba died in 2014. If his memory was correct, the last of those players who witnessed the moment has now passed (I'll leave it to others to figure out if Shuba's memory was correct). For his part, Nagy remembered that the initial reaction from the other players was mixed. "We had a couple Southern guys in there, but once Jackie showed he had great ability, they accepted, you know? There were a few guys that were kind of resentful, but that's normal when guys are from the South." The first day passed without incident, but that didn't last as the town of Sanford Florida wasn't ready for integration--not in restaurants, not in schools, and, apparently, not on baseball fields. Playing for the Royals that year, Jackie led the team in hitting, batting .349, and Steve far outpaced the rest of the pitching staff, winning 17 against just 4 losses. Whether or not the Dodgers were impressed with Nagy, the Pittsburgh Pirates sure were and they purchased his contract from Brooklyn as soon as the season was over. Steve broke camp with the Pirates in 1947. Pitching in relief, Nagy got into 3 games and was roughed up pretty good. He was sent back to the minors come cut-down day. He was recalled in September, pitched a little better, and got a start (taking the loss) against the Cardinals on September 25. The following year, the Pirates traded Steve to the San Francisco Seals and he spent much of the rest of his career in the PCL. Much, but not all. The Washington Senators took Steve in the Rule 5 draft and, in 1950, put him in the rotation. Though his major league numbers weren't pretty by season's end, he started off en fuego. His first two starts were both against the Yankees and he won both (both complete games). Joe DiMaggio was 0 for 5 in the first game, 1 for 4 in the second. That one hit was a home run. But Nagy got him back. In the 8th inning, he hit a shot to the deepest part of centerfield which DiMaggio had to run down. By the time the throw came in, Nagy had bowled over catcher Yogi Berra for an inside the park home run. That proved to be the winning run. Steve's final major league outing as a pitcher came on June 16 (though he was used as a pinch runner on the 20th and 23rd). He'd started 2 - 0, but he'd dropped his next 5 decisions and it was back to San Francisco for Steve. Steve pitched for Seattle from 1951-1954, was back in Frisco in '55, and wrapped up his career with three seasons for Buffalo. He finished with a 3 - 8 major league record and a minor league record of 121- 109. Steve was inducted into the Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame in 1975. You can find an image of Steve with Pittsburgh here, an image of Steve with Brooklyn here, and an image of Steve with Washington here. So just to be able to offer something different, I've colorized this one. While this is the same image as the Washington image posted by tnfoto, I found it in the Lexibell files. And I'd love to crow that its a wider shot except I really did a fairly godawful job colorizing the background. But I'm not unhappy with the colorization of Steve, himself, so.... Attached Images

08-02-2016, 07:57 AM	#28738
dennis_keith Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 261	Thanks, Jack FJ: Thanks for the thorough and wonderfully written, career summary of Steve Nagy. (section: 28740). Last edited by dennis_keith; 08-02-2016 at 07:58 AM.

08-02-2016, 11:21 AM	#28739
Chickazoola Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 228	MISSING Player Mike Kilroy 1888 Baltimore Orioles / 1891 Philadelphia Phillies I located a woodcut of Mike Kilroy in the May 15,1892 (Providence) Evening Telegraph. He's the brother of single season strikeout king Matt Kilroy. Attached Images

08-02-2016, 11:23 AM	#28740
Chickazoola Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 228	MISSING Player Andy Dunning 1889 Pittsburg Alleghenys/1891 New York Giants I located a woodcut of Andy Dunning in the June 12, 1892 Seattle Post Intelligencer. He pitched with Seattle that year before being released in July. Attached Images