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Originally Posted by BaltOrioles
Most of us are familiar with the Jays Publishing Co. 5x7 photo packs issued from 1957-1965. These are not to be confused with the team issued photo packs sold at the stadium during the 60's, although they look similar in many ways.
In 1958, Jays issued two different photo packs of 12 Orioles. The more common group contain Bob Boyd, Jim Busby, Billy Gardner, Connie Johnson, Billy Loes, Willy Miranda, Bob Nieman, Billy O'Dell, Al Pilarcik, Paul Richards, Gus Triandos and George Zuverink.
In the second group, Boyd, Busby and Loes were replaced with Jack Harshman, Arnold Portocarrero and Brooks Robinson. The other nine players remained the same, although there were some slight cropping differences. This second pack with Brooks seems much harder to find.
Here is the Brooks Robinson
Here's an example of the cropping differences between the first and second packs. Most noticeable by the name placement and uniform neckline.
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I wasn’t aware that Brooks wasn’t in both ‘58 Jays Publication photo packs, but it makes sense as to why Brooks is a toughie.
Both Orioles team issue and Jays liked to use the same photos with slightly different cropping. Wish they used different photos each and every time.
The 1958 Jays Brooks is a favorite. Thanks for sharing.