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Old 03-04-2022, 05:17 PM
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Here's a cool shot of Whitey Ford I found. He's clearly older than his 1953 (year the Minoso pic was snapped?) self, but it shows the lower right field stands in the background (not the same area as the background of the photo, but it gives a decent indication of what we're looking at). The most significant similarity to me is the way the pillars seem to slightly 'unstraighten' when passing in front of the deck facing...

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I don't think Shibe Park's layout was the same as what is found on the new HOFer's card.


Edited to add: it's weird that Whitey is really hurling the ball from that spot as he warms up. There was plenty of room in foul territory on the first base side, but it looks like he's launching the ball into the stands.
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