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Old 12-15-2024, 12:01 PM
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Alan Strout
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Originally Posted by roarfrom34 View Post
Alan:

I was hoping you would know lol....I could surmise that the B&W ones came out later in the season only b/c my team signed, colored one (see above) has both Bob ("Robert") Bonner & Mike Boddicker signatures on it....Bonner was called up to Charlotte w/o ever getting into a game at Bluefield while Boddicker only pitched in a handful of games before moving up as well..

The B/W one also has player photos inside....There was a warehouse find of these programs in the late 80's and they really aren't that difficult to locate (though some people still put crazy money on them)..
Bill,

I would tend to agree. I think it's probably the reverse of using left over programs from one year, the next season. Bluefield probably ran out of color programs and did a quick B&W scorecard for the end of the season. I've found with the warehouse find of the B&W Bluefield scorecards, they're actually easier to find than the color programs.

The Rochester Red Wings ended up doing something similar in 1971.

1971 Rochester Red Wings #1.jpg 1971 Rochester Red Wings #2.jpg
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