Gambo and T_Wil1 Photopack

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Anyone with 1964 Colt 45's 1966,1967 and 1968 Astros Spring Rosters?

[Pinetarpress]

Aurelio Rodriguez was traded to the Blue Jays on 11/17/81 and spent 1982 spring training with them before being shipped to the White Sox on 4/2 for OF Wayne Nordhagen

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Originally Posted by Pinetarpress

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Attachment 524261Aurelio Rodriguez was traded to the Blue Jays on 11/17/81 and spent 1982 spring training with them before being shipped to the White Sox on 4/2 for OF Wayne Nordhagen

Wow. Did not realize that he spent a short time with the Blue Jays. Pretty cool there is a Blue Jay photo,

[FatJack]

Originally Posted by Home Free

Trying to confirm what this seems to be -- a "phantom" photo of former Yankees pitcher Johnny Kucks during a failed spring trial with the Mets in 1963. His MLB career was already over, and he'd spent 1962 with the Cardinals' farm club in Atlanta. Failing to make the Mets, he was returned to the Cardinals, and Atlanta for the '63 season -- his last. Thanks.

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Yes, it's Johnny. The image made its original appearance on the web (so far as I know) on the late Bob Lemke's website in 2013. It was part of a collection of J.D. McCarthy photos (purchased from an estate sale) he was working on at the time. The collection also included a nice B&W of Clem Labine with the Mets, color Bill Kunkle with the Yanks, the best Jesse Gonder with the Reds you're likely to see, and a few career minor leaguers like Twins catcher John Loncar. Those were some of the ones he shared, at least.

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1964 Steve Hertz from worthpoint[

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Anything out there of Jim Nettles from his September, 79 curtain call with KC? Anything other than the Royals' anniversary set, that is.

Thanks!

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Looking for something of Ken Brett with the Twins in 1979.

Thanks!

[Terry D]

Gary Eugene Krug was born in Garden City, Kansas, and raised in Colorado. As a ballplayer he was sometimes referred to as Gene, sometimes as Gary. Krug was drafted by the Mets in '74 and '75 but declined to sign. He finally signed with the Cubs after completing his education and proceeded to hit well for them in the minors. Krug did not have a lot of home run power but he got enough other long hits to wind up with a minor league slugging percentage of .500. He could be selective at the plate, too, and his OBP in the minors was .400. Krug was a first baseman but I don't know how good he was defensively. He was quite slow (the papers called him 'beefy'). He finally got a major league chance during the 1981 season. The Cubs had a wretched '81, mainly because they had over-invested in past it veterans like Ken Reitz and Bobby Bonds. Krug was one of the young guys they looked at later that year, the others including Scott Fletcher, Pat Tabler, and Mel Hall. The others went on to substantial major league careers, but Krug's career in the big time consisted of just five ABs as a pinch hitter. He did OK, too, going 2 for the 5 for a MLB BA of .400. That was Krug's last year in pro ball, though. He was 26 in 1981, which is not that young for a rookie, and the Cubs had Buckner at first base. Since 1981, Krug has become well known as a baseball image unicorn. I found him in the May 17th edition of the Chicago Tribune (thank you, newspapers.com). The picture ain't great, but it's the first major league shot I've ever seen of him.

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1984 Lite Beer Promo Card Ken Brett from worthpoint site

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1964 Father/Son Mike White/ JoJo White from worthpoint site

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Terrible pitcher Jack Wadsworth is pictured here, circa 1893 while he was playing for Baltimore. This nice cabinet photo is currently up for auction on Robert Edwards Auction site.

[cinemaodyssey]

Here's catcher Townsend pictured with the 1887 Philadelphia Athletics.

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Early photo of Joe Nuxhall from worthpoint site

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Houston Colt 45's Manager Harry Craft worthpointsite

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Jay Dahl worthpoint site

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Ernie Fazio worthpoint site

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Joe Hoerner worthpoint site

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J. C. Hartman worthpoint site

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Pete Runnells worthpoint site

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Here is Sandy Valdespino. Found this a few years back can not remember site or source