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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

another one...

Ray Blades, St. Louis Cardinals, 1922-1928, 1930-1932. He coached

for the high flyin' Redbirds 1930-1932, coached for the Reds in
1942, for Brooklyn 1947 and 1948, with the Cardinals again in
1951, and then for the Cubs 1953-1956. He must have seen some
stuff... Ruth and those 'other' Yankees in the 1926 and 1928
World Series, The Gashouse Gang in their glory, Mr. Mack's 1930
and 1931 A's in the World Series, Jackie Robinson in Brooklyn,
Mays, Musial, and Banks...

I thought I had him on an Exhibit from his playing days, but
can't find the box it's hiding in, if I still have it... Here's a
1954 Topps card, and a signed 3x5. This is posted in response to
the kind email from DM.