Gambo and T_Wil1 Photopack

[Buster Narum]

Cusick, just to be clear, I had no intent to disparage the DTTN website. I've seen the disclaimers they have, too.

I was just looking for info on when the "OAKLAND" uniform variation was actually used.

[dennis_keith]

Originally Posted by Cusick

Per above request.

The attached photo comes from Marc Okkonen's book, 2000 CUPS OF COFFEE. The quality is not good, but I'm not sure that you'll find another photo of Bob Adams in a Red Sox uniform. Hope someone can provide a better version, because it would be great to have an upgrade.

I made a brief scan of the internet and I couldn't find anything on this book. I assume that "2000 Cups Of Coffee" is out of print. Do you have any idea of where I can find a copy?

[Cusick]

Originally Posted by dennis_keith

I made a brief scan of the internet and I couldn't find anything on this book. I assume that "2000 Cups Of Coffee" is out of print. Do you have any idea of where I can find a copy?

If you become a member of SABR you can get one. It requires a SABR member ID and password to download from the SABR website. It's under "Research Resources" on their site.

[SPORTSMEM817]

Charles Armbruster 1905 posted earlier I had colorized it.

[cinemaodyssey]

I have one small photo of him with the 1910 Boston Red Sox, though it is admittedly low quality. For my money, I don't think you'll get much better than the Carl Horner cabinet photo that the Ramly set used.

[Terry D]

Bryan Kelly seems to have been yet another of those pitchers who can throw fairly hard and strike people out but who can never quite master their control. Sparky Anderson gave Kelly a cup in 1986 and a sip in '87 before trading him to Seattle for Karl Best, who never threw a major league pitch in a Detroit uniform. There are several medium-small black & white photos of Kelly out there, but this is the only photo I have ever seen of him in color. The headshot portion of it has been seen before, but not the full mage. Here it is anyway, from autographwarehouse.com.

[SPORTSMEM817]

Reported by Sabr on their twitter site

https://twitter.com/sabr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

[dennis_keith]

Al Lakeman was a catcher who made several trips between the majors and the high minors and vice versa. His problem was that he just didn't hit enough (lifetime batting average of .203) to keep a job in the majors.(much like Bob Uecker about 20 years later).. He managed to complete four entire MLB seasons as a #2 or #3 catcher without returning to the bush leagues from 1945 to 1948. But he was what you'd refer to today as a 4A or AAAA player for the rest of his career, frequently shuttling back in forth from the majors to the minors.
His major claim to fame is probably that on June 18, 1948 while with the Phillies he caught the first major league game pitched by future Hall Of Famer, Robin Roberts. He also appeared in a game on the losing side in 1954 in he first-ever win for the Baltimore Orioles (newly converted from the St.Louis Browns).The team he spent the most time in the major leagues, however, was his first MLB team, the Cincinnati Reds.
What's quite unusual is that he was able to get back to the majors for the Detroit Tigers in 1954 after a five year absence from the big leagues. This five game stint ended on May 23 of that year and it proved to be his last hurrah in the big leagues.
Can anyone post photos of Lakeman from his end of career cup of coffee with the 1954 Tigers?

[Cusick]

Per the above request for Lakeman in a Tiger uniform.

The photo comes from the Cincinnati Enquirer of April 11, 1954.

[cinemaodyssey]

Per Dewey's Red Sox request, Ashley in his 1998 stint with the Red Sox.

[doors11]

Does anybody have any Information or how i can find information on
Thor Skogen his picture was just in the last Topps update and i'd like to add him to the game. I know he was in the minors only so i'll have to create him but i'd like to know something about him like throws and bats ,height wieght etc

Thanks for any help

[Pinetarpress]

Originally Posted by doors11

Does anybody have any Information or how i can find information on
Thor Skogen his picture was just in the last Topps update and i'd like to add him to the game. I know he was in the minors only so i'll have to create him but i'd like to know something about him like throws and bats ,height wieght etc

Thanks for any help

Thor Skogan Minor Leagues Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com

[Cusick]

Originally Posted by doors11

Does anybody have any Information or how i can find information on
Thor Skogen his picture was just in the last Topps update and i'd like to add him to the game. I know he was in the minors only so i'll have to create him but i'd like to know something about him like throws and bats ,height wieght etc

Thanks for any help

In addition to what is in baseball-reference.com, Thor Skogan was on the Angels' spring roster in 1973 and was a non-roster invitee with the Angels in 1972.

[SPORTSMEM817]

This was a photo of Adams as a Lehigh college player I used it as a template to make it a Red Sox photo

[cheech411]

well done !!!!!!!!!!

[tnfoto]

Facepack upgrade, pictured with the 1922 Indians, as offered by RMY Auctions.

[hobbs11]

Fresh from the TV folders as these pics present an upgrade from my own 1976 Cardinals Photo poster. (Perhaps his pants were very long that day at Shea)

Eddie came up with the Dodgers in '73 and was traded to the Cards from their Cubbie rivals in July of '75. He played one season for the Birds with 26 Appearances across 37 Innings.

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post3538147

[FatJack]

For whomever is trying to keep track of these things... In addition to the Vault uploads to folder KF, there were also a bunch of player images uploaded to folder MF, today (943 - 982, with 946--at least on my computer--blank).

[Merkle923]

What we all wanted - capless images of the short-term '62 Met and '65 Angel ;-)

Tuesday Topps uploads (KF) 726-727 Paul Sorrento; 728-729 Dennis Solari (NYM system); 730-731 Zane Smith; 732-733 Dan Spillner; 734-737 Dwight Evans; 738-741 Joe Pignatano; 742-745 Eddie Solomon (744-745 in his time as "Buddy Jay" Solomon).

(MF) 943-945 Rob Sperring; 946 blank; 947-948 TBD (Angels P); 949-950 Bobby Gene Smith; 951-952 Bob Snow (Pitcher, Red Sox system); 953-954 Ray Soff; 955-956 Ken Henderson; 957-958 Harry Spilman; 959-962 Bo Diaz; 963-964 Mike Hegan; 965-966 Elrod Hendricks; 967-968 Bob Snyder (Pitcher, Orioles system); 969-972 Elias Sosa; 973-974 Mike Squires; 975-976 Pete J. Smith (1987); 977-978 Tommy Smith; 979-982 Scipio Spinks.

[Rainmaker]

This amazing release today also includes a new folder MG 001-020.

Includes Woodie Held with the White Sox (017).

FOLDER MG
001-002 Ed Sprague; 003-004 Paul Splittorff; 005-006 Willie Smith; 007-008 Nate Snell; 009-010 Russ Snyder; 011-012 Miguel Sosa; 013-014 Tony Solaita; 015-016 Solly Hemus; 017-018 Woodie Held; 019-020 Carl Sawatski.