Gambo and T_Wil1 Photopack

[Geordie]

I think that Jack Russell is fourth from the left in the second from the bottom row, next to MacFayden.

[DeweyintheHall]

That's a much better and larger 1931 image than the one I have. I think the identifications are strong. Could it be Hod Lisenbee in the third row, far left?

[Patsy Tebeau]

From 2001

[Merkle923]

The aforementioned third contestant in the '62 Cubs shortstop derby. Had been knocking around in the minors since the Giants signed him in 1954 out of Brigham Young, who had five times reached double figures in homers for them and Braves' fan clubs.

Was dealt to Chicago by Milwaukee (with Andre Rodgers) in '61 and after a .105 clank in nine games for the Wrigleymen, was dealt to St. Louis and then left the game after the '62 season. These, again, are George Brace photos.

[Merkle923]

Another one-game big leaguer, thanks to the combination of the Rule V Draft and the long-gone 28-player Opening Day Roster, Campbell tore up the Western Carolina League in 1966. He finished third with 22 homers and tied for second with 95 RBI for the Mets' farm at Greenville (and he threw out 13 baserunners).

The Cubs put him in one game, starting in right on May 3 - and he struck out all three times. Chicago returned him to the Mets at the May cut down date and his cup of coffee did him more harm than good. He hit .184 in '67 and .232 in '68 and the Mets let him go.

[Merkle923]

The first MLB amateur draft opened with the A's taking Rick Monday, the Mets choosing Les Rohr, the Senators grabbing Joe Coleman Jr, the Astros selecting a shortstop named Alex Barrett (reached spring training 1967 - nothing more), and the Red Sox adding Tony Conigliaro's brother Billy fifth.

And then the Cubs drafted Dick James out of Coffee High School in Florence, Alabama. They gave him a reported $40,000 bonus, watched him throw six shutouts in his first 58 minor league starts, then summoned him in September of '67. He made three appearances, one start, went 0-1, stalled in '68 and was left off the protected list and chosen by the Padres in the Expansion Draft. He spent 1969 in AA for them, then wound up back in the Cubs system for a final minor league season in 1970.

(Current records identify him as "Rick" but the newspapers of 1967 and 1969 - and George Brace's records - call him only "Dick")

[Merkle923]

You win some, you lose some. The Phillies chose Greg Luzinski with the 11th pick in the 1968 draft. The Giants chose Gary Matthews with the 17th. In between were the likes of Rich McKinney, Ralph Rickey - and the 12th pick, Lloyd Allen.

He got to the majors in '69 and saved 15 games for California in '71, then hurt his arm. Dealt to the Rangers in '73, the White Sox in '74, the Cards in '75 (for whom he never pitched) and then to camp with the brand-new '77 Jays (also, never made it).

Never pitched for the Cubs yet there he is, having worked out with them (along with ex-Yankee ace Fritz Peterson) in early May, 1977. Not on the roster but still preserved by Mr. Brace.

[Merkle923]

A star at Grambling, and drafted three times in two years, Brown struck out 200 men in his first 262 innings and then produced an 18-9 season at Lodi of the California League in '68.

The Cubs called him up as rosters expanded and had him pitch the fifth and sixth in a loss at Pittsburgh on September 21. Two innings and that was it. He was in Cubs' camp in '69 (Topps shot him and sold a few of the negatives via the vault) but tore a rotator cuff.

He left the game - and became a success. He'd already followed his older brother into acting, as an extra and stuntman. He acted in 35 films and did stunts in 115, doubling everybody from Morgan Freeman to Sandra Bullock (he drives the bus in a key moment of "Speed" and he's the gatekeeper in "Jurassic Park)." He combined his two careers as the third baseman in "The Bingo Long Traveling All Stars."

[RUKen]

After determining that the group images of the Red Sox that had been dated as 1917 were actually from 1916, I searched for an image that was definitively from 1917. The newspaper clipping below shows the Boston players marching on Opening Day in Fenway Park.

[Terry D]

Outfielder Albert Hall is another story of a career frustrated by bad management, in this case by the Atlanta Braves organization of the 1980s. A high school draftee out of Birmingham, Alabama, Hall as a young prospect was fast, could get on base, and had some doubles and triples power. After three straight years of high OBP in the low minors, Hall was called up to Atlanta from AA Savannah in 1981, where he had compiled a mid-numbing .830 OPS. Hall got into only six games with the Braves in 81, and next year he started off at AAA Richmond. Hall would spend the next five (!) seasons yo-yoing between Richmond and Atlanta, usually hitting very well in AAA but never getting enough playing time in Atlanta to establish himself. Hall had a down year in 1985, but he bounced back strong in '86 (.373 OBP in AAA). By this time the Braves had fallen out of contention and so were finally willing to give a real chance to AAA players whom they had been neglecting, such as Hall and Gerald Perry. Hall played quite well for the '87 Braves (.780 OPS, 33 SB and just 10 CS), but 1988 was a different and sadder story. Hall hit just .247 for Atlanta that year and in the spring of 1989 he sought treatment for a drug problem. The Braves released Hall in March, 1989, just before the salary deadline. Hall filed a grievance, alleging that he had been released unjustly, but he didn't win his case. Hall was now 30 years old. He might have had a substantial ML career if the Braves had brought him up to stay earlier in the 80s, but they were now rebuilding with the younger players who would be the foundation for their 1990s success. Anyhow, Hall signed with the Pirates in May of 1989. Sent to the Pirates' AAA Buffalo club, Hall once again had a fine season, posting a .361 OBP (.767 OPS). But Hall got into only 20 major league games for the Pirates that year, hitting .182, and that was it. The Astros drafted him that winter, but Albert Hall never played again. Attached is a 1989 shot from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the only image I have seen so far of Hall as a Pirate.

[UKBaseballfan]

Originally Posted by Geordie

I think that Jack Russell is fourth from the left in the second from the bottom row, next to MacFayden.

That's a much better and larger 1931 image than the one I have. I think the identifications are strong. Could it be Hod Lisenbee in the third row, far left?

I think it may be easier to follow identification suggestions if the 1931 Boston Red Sox team image was reposted on the specific thread for player identification within team photos.

On the third row suggest Bill Sweeney and Rabbit Warstler next to each other. Sweeney third from left and Warstler fourth from left.

[Dto7]

Here's the 1931 training camp roster.

[sthomas]

I own two of these, along with one Jimmy McMath of Brace's, but never got around to writing both retired guys for an autograph. They're as important to me as any Santo, Williams or Banks signature.

[sthomas]

Originally Posted by Merkle923

A star at Grambling, and drafted three times in two years, Brown struck out 200 men in his first 262 innings and then produced an 18-9 season at Lodi of the California League in '68.

The Cubs called him up as rosters expanded and had him pitch the fifth and sixth in a loss at Pittsburgh on September 21. Two innings and that was it. He was in Cubs' camp in '69 (Topps shot him and sold a few of the negatives via the vault) but tore a rotator cuff.

He left the game - and became a success. He'd already followed his older brother into acting, as an extra and stuntman. He acted in 35 films and did stunts in 115, doubling everybody from Morgan Freeman to Sandra Bullock (he drives the bus in a key moment of "Speed" and he's the gatekeeper in "Jurassic Park)." He combined his two careers as the third baseman in "The Bingo Long Traveling All Stars."

Perils of mortality . .
I own two of these, along with one Jimmy McMath of Brace's, but never got around to writing both retired guys for an autograph. They're as important to me as any Santo, Williams or Banks signature.

[UKBaseballfan]

Originally Posted by Dto7

Here's the 1931 training camp roster.

Invaluable, thank you so much. Milliken is possibly Minor League pitcher Frank Milliken who was later a 20 game winner with Lowell. Does anyone have an image of him?

Could Burns be veteran First-Baseman George Burns who last played in the Majors 2 years earlier and was still active in the Minors?

Here, also, is an image posted in the Minor League thread of Clifford McSwain an outfielder active in the 30's.

Not sure how to make sense of the section in the Spring Training roster after Brillheart that states "right wood (x) southpaws"

[Dto7]

1931 Boston Red Sox rookie outfield.

Clifford McSwain is the 4th guy, and the tall 5th guy is Tom Winsett. I don't know the other 3.

[Rsbarrett00]

I've tried searching this entire mod but there are a lot of pages here so I hope this question isn't redundant, but does anyone have any photos from the 1971 Houston Astros? I published a book about that team a month ago called Orange Crush: The Neglected 1971 Houston Astros (https://www.huntsvilleindependent.co...e/orange-crush) and while I am able to find images of that team in some places, I know there are still plenty from Topps and from the Brace collection that I cannot find, and judging by the amount of great photos that have been uploaded here, I feel like this would be the place I could find them. The 1971 Astros photos are distinguishable by orange cap, sleeves, and socks, but still a wool button-front uniform and no neck/sleeve trim. I can provide examples if needed.

I really hope to find a goldmine here!

[UKBaseballfan]

Originally Posted by Dto7

1931 Boston Red Sox rookie outfield.

Clifford McSwain is the 4th guy, and the tall 5th guy is Tom Winsett. I don't know the other 3.

Thank you very much big upgrade in respect of a McSwain image. According to the roster the other 3 outfielders should be Van Camp, Rye and Lucas.

Lucas appears to be on the left, Rye next to him and Van Camp in the middle.

[DeweyintheHall]

Originally Posted by Rsbarrett00

I've tried searching this entire mod but there are a lot of pages here so I hope this question isn't redundant, but does anyone have any photos from the 1971 Houston Astros? I published a book about that team a month ago called Orange Crush: The Neglected 1971 Houston Astros (https://www.huntsvilleindependent.co...e/orange-crush) and while I am able to find images of that team in some places, I know there are still plenty from Topps and from the Brace collection that I cannot find, and judging by the amount of great photos that have been uploaded here, I feel like this would be the place I could find them. The 1971 Astros photos are distinguishable by orange cap, sleeves, and socks, but still a wool button-front uniform and no neck/sleeve trim. I can provide examples if needed.

I really hope to find a goldmine here!

Not knowing any specific images you might be looking for, here are a few I think may meet the 1971 criteria - Ray Busse, Buddy Harris (I didn't do the customization - no idea who did), Larry Howard, J.R. Richard and Scipio Spinks. Hope these might help.

[Rsbarrett00]

Originally Posted by DeweyintheHall

Not knowing any specific images you might be looking for, here are a few I think may meet the 1971 criteria - Ray Busse, Buddy Harris (I didn't do the customization - no idea who did), Larry Howard, J.R. Richard and Scipio Spinks. Hope these might help.

The Buddy Harris and Scipio Spinks photos are 1971 ones. The others are not. If you or anyone else has anymore (Because I know there are a lot more out there that I haven't seen), I really hope to see them.

If it helps, anyone on the 1971 Astros roster is fair game for who I am looking for:

Jack Billingham
Wade Blasingame
Ron Cook
George Culver
Larry Dierker
Ken Forsch
Fred Gladding
Bill Greif
Tom Griffin
Skip Guinn
Buddy Harris
Denny Lemaster
Jim Ray
J.R. Richard
Scipio Spinks
Don Wilson
Larry Yount
Johnny Edwards
Jack Hiatt
Larry Howard
Ray Busse
Marty Martinez
John Mayberry
Denis Menke
Roger Metzger
Joe Morgan
Doug Rader
Derrel Thomas
Jesus Alou
Cesar Cedeno
Rich Chiles
Cesar Geronimo
Norm Miller
Jay Schlueter
Bob Watson
Jimmy Wynn
Harry Walker
Buddy Hancken
Jim Owens
Salty Parker
Hub Kittle

Among these names, any photos from 1971 or even 1971 Spring Training, I'm looking for. Topps ones, Brace collection ones, I don't care where they come from or how many there are, as long as they have the 1971 uniform (Wool, without the neck/sleeve trim).