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Originally Posted by jimivintage
Also noted is that he is depicted in a Phillies uniform on his 1954 Topps card...yet he never played for them.  |
The Chiefs were a Phillies affiliate in 1954 and Topps probably assumed he would be brought up to the Phillies at some point that year. Mike had exactly 1 AB for Syracuse!
Pittsburgh sold Mike to the Phillies on Dec 19th 1953 in a cash deal.
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Last edited by GoldenAge50s; 10-17-2014 at 02:58 PM.
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