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Originally Posted by lebby20
Can anyone identify this player? He was in with players last names starting with "W" and "Y". My mistake there were also some R, and N names. Possibly russ nagelson? Thanks
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That player had 2 pics from Topps, the one you posted GJ061, but also a batting pose, GJ060. First clue, behind him on this one, there is no22, Ike Blessitt, who played only one season in the majors with the Tigers, 1972. Second clue, in the Topps GJ series alphabetic order, he comes after Bill and Craig Robinson, and before Aurelio Rodriguez. There was a Robert Robinson, nicknamed Smokey (sic), a 1968 1st round Draft choice (18th) by the Tigers, who never appeared in a MLB game, but played 8 years in the Tigers farm system. I went on Ebay and found that 1973 Toledo Mud Hens pic of Smokey. It seems to be our guy!!