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SPORTSMEM817 · 10-25-2018, 12:53 PM

"He was called up to the 1960 Cincinnati Reds (who had acquired him after the Philadelphia Phillies finally left him off their 40-man roster) in September, but rode the bench and never appeared in a game. He did however have a baseball card in the 1960 Leaf set portraying him with the Phillies. The photos are colorizations I did. The Reds photo is from a b&w photo from the Lexi files the Phillies photo is a total mock up that I did. Note he was a Red in the minors only. The link below is his obit"https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obit...-hopke-8029243

10-25-2018, 12:53 PM	#1003
SPORTSMEM817 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 563	Fred hopke former phillie who never saw any action died at the age of 81 "He was called up to the 1960 Cincinnati Reds (who had acquired him after the Philadelphia Phillies finally left him off their 40-man roster) in September, but rode the bench and never appeared in a game. He did however have a baseball card in the 1960 Leaf set portraying him with the Phillies. The photos are colorizations I did. The Reds photo is from a b&w photo from the Lexi files the Phillies photo is a total mock up that I did. Note he was a Red in the minors only. The link below is his obit"https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obit...-hopke-8029243 Attached Images Last edited by SPORTSMEM817; 10-25-2018 at 12:55 PM.