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Texas Rangers Shoulder Patch
I'm working on assembling images of all MLB players from 1978, and have run into a conundrum with regard to the Rangers' uniforms. In 1977, they wore a black arm-band with the number "4" for deceased teammate Danny Thompson. Around the same time, they wore a shoulder patch such as the one worn by Campy in this image I found at Baseball Birthdays. I have seen versions of this patch without the 1776-1976 notation. Now, Campy didn't come to the Rangers until 1977 - did they wear the patch with the years beyond 1976? If so, if they wore it into 1977, then Campy should also have the black arm band, no? He doesn't, so this had to have been photographed after 1977, but then why still the dates on the patch? Help!
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