Gambo and T_Wil1 Photopack

[Rainmaker]

Originally Posted by rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com

Anyone with the 1977 Spring Rosters of the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays THANKS to any info.

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[FatJack]

Clay Kirby in the full banana.

[FatJack]

Yet more Jay Klevin. At this point, he's got twice as many Vault shots as he had major league at bats.

[FatJack]

For some reason, the Reds let him wear #24 in 1982, a number that had belonged to Tony Perez for a dozen years before and would be Tony's after as well. The number has since been retired, of course.

[keonleafs]

Kingman with the Giants, 1983, his short last MLB stint (3 games).

New pics added today on TV folder KD:

251-52 Diego Segui, 253-54 John Van Ornum (Giants Coach 1981-84), 255-56 Dave Van Gorder, 257-58 Clay Kirby, 259-60 Brian Kingman, 261-62 Jim King, 263-64 Hal King, 265-66 Clyde King, 267-68 Bruce Kimm, 269-70 Ron Santo, 271-72 Bruce Kison, 273-74 Pat Kelly, 275-76 Lou Klimchock, 277-78 Jay Kleven, 279-80 Larry Kiser (Phillies minors), 281-82 Don Kirkwood, 283-86 Ed Kirkpatrick, 287-90 Willie Kirkland, 291-340 Recent Players Boggs, Gwynn, ARod, Frank Thomas, Maddux, Chipper, mostly action shots.

[SPORTSMEM817]

Photo from this site of Al Flair in a Phillies uniform

[cheech411]

Originally Posted by SPORTSMEM817

Photo from this site of Al Flair in a Phillies uniform

like the gray backdrop FIX HAT TO A RED SOX HAT EASY FIX

[SPORTSMEM817]

Yes this colorizing is addictive.....thanks for your nice comment

[oldtimers]

Anyone have any pics of Fred Valentine or Paul Casanova? Looking for them without Topps Logo. Thanks for the Help.

[Rainmaker]

Originally Posted by oldtimers

Anyone have any pics of Fred Valentine or Paul Casanova? Looking for them without Topps Logo. Thanks for the Help.

Posted a couple of Valentines on page 1356 of this thread.

[SPORTSMEM817]

Here are a few

[Chickazoola]

I've located a photo of William Kinsler, who played briefly with the 1893 New York Giants. He was long-time member of the New York Police Department.

The article details his refusal to take a $10,000 bribe and appeared in the April 4, 1905 New York Evening Telegraph.

[cinemaodyssey]

Early this year, I was able to find pretty good images of the 1879 Washington Nationals. On the back of the photograph, somebody scribbled IDs of the players and all match up with the early roster of this team except for this player, entitled "John White." There is no player on the roster by that name, and the only player not pictured that was a starter is Amos Booth. I can't tell from the very sketchy facepack photo if this guy is him, but it sure would be nice if it was.

[bocage44]

Booth's photo from wiki sure looks close to the person in your image...

[cheech411]

[dennis_keith]

Originally Posted by SPORTSMEM817

Photo from this site of Al Flair in a Phillies uniform

Where and When does Al Flair's Phillies connection come in....Spring Training? He never played for the Phillies or their minor league affiliates.

[FatJack]

Originally Posted by dennis_keith

Where and When does Al Flair's Phillies connection come in....Spring Training? He never played for the Phillies or their minor league affiliates.

Flair was in camp with the Phillies in the spring of 1948. The Phillies felt they were weak at first base and brought in a whole bunch of people to compete for the job. Ultimately, they traded for Dick Sisler of the Cardinals to fill the position. I do not know if Flair was an invite, a Rule V thing, or whether they purchased him from New Orleans and then sold him back, But the fact remains that he played for New Orleans in both '47 and '48, even though the club changed affiliations between the two years, which implies to me that, by that point, he was property of New Orleans and not Boston.

[Amazin69]

Originally Posted by oldtimers

Anyone have any pics of Fred Valentine or Paul Casanova? Looking for them without Topps Logo. Thanks for the Help.

Fred and Paul go to DC:


If any of you happens to be the other person alive who's read Kiss It Goodbye (WTOP's Shelby Whitfield's account of the Senators' final years in DC), you'll know why the picture of Casanova as a Senator is always good for a giggle. Along with the beloved memory of one of the greatest quotes of all time:

"You don't know! And you're my teammates…you should know!"

(About his losing a certain…contest to Orlando McFarlane. Casanova felt the Senators had definitive information about him that should have won him the vote… )

[Merkle923]

Two interesting Topps Vault items: shots of veteran major leaguers with teams for which they never played. Max Venable went to the Orioles as a free agent in '88 but was dropped in spring training; Rick Waits was in the Giants' camp in '86 but wound up drifting back to the PCL for one last pro season.

Tuesday's Topps uploads (KD) 341-342 Ozzie Virgil (SR.), 343-344 Ozzie Virgil Jr.; 345-346 Don Vesling (P, Detroit system); 347-348 John Verhoeven; 349-352 Max Venable; 353-354 Otto Velez; 355-356 Rafael Vasquez; 357-358 George Vasquez (C, Milwaukee system); 359-360 Pete Varney; 361-362 Harry Walker; 363-364 Duane Walker; 365-366 Bob Walk; 367-370 Rick Waits; 371-372 Rick Waits; 373-374 Pete Vuckovich; 375-376 John Vukovich; 377-378 George Vukovich; 379-380 Omar Vizquel;

[Pinetarpress]

George Vasquez has become better known as the owner of the Somburros restaurant chain in Arizona....