1971 Topps - cameo/background

[Koufax32fan]

Has anyone put together a list of all of the "cameos" (guys in the background) of the action shots from the 1971 set? I see Thurman Munson on the Vada Pinson card. Is that Mike Shannon behind Gibson? Jerry Grote catching on the Joe Morgan? Who is the runner behind Joe Rudi? Who is the catching for Roy Smalley and Art Shamsky? There are others......

[deweyinthehall]

I think that's Ed Herrmann catching on Roy White's card...

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by deweyinthehall

I think that's Ed Herrmann catching on Roy White's card...

I was thinking Duane Josephson.

[Cliff Bowman]

The Bob Gibson is most likely May 28, 1970, a day game at Shea and Mike Shannon played third base the whole game.

[JollyElm]

Ron Woods looking for a Cookie?

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And a Dick Sisler cameo?

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[deweyinthehall]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

I was thinking Duane Josephson.

I think you may be right - the other visible letter looks more like an O than an N.

[Cliff Bowman]

Someone probably has done the research on the 1971 Topps in action cards but I couldn't find anything on the internet. I noticed that all of the teams other than the Yankees and Mets can be traced to a single game. For example, the Cardinals Joe Torre, Dal Maxvill, Bob Gibson, and the Mets cards of Ken Boswell, Jerry Grote, Jim McAndrew (very likely) are from the May 28, 1970 day game at Shea Stadium. All of the in action cards of the Reds Lee May and Phillies Chris Short, Oscar Gamble, Deron Johnson are from the June 14, 1970 day game at Connie Mack Stadium.

[Zach Wheat]

#5 Munson and I think Chuck Dobson sliding

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Someone probably has done the research on the 1971 Topps in action cards but I couldn't find anything on the internet. I noticed that all of the teams other than the Yankees and Mets can be traced to a single game. For example, the Cardinals Joe Torre, Dal Maxvill, Bob Gibson, and the Mets cards of Ken Boswell, Jerry Grote, Jim McAndrew (very likely) are from the May 28, 1970 day game at Shea Stadium. All of the in action cards of the Reds Lee May and Phillies Chris Short, Oscar Gamble, Deron Johnson are from the June 14, 1970 day game at Connie Mack Stadium.

I've enjoyed the posts you've made in this thread. They remind me of content created by Vintage Card Curator on YouTube. In particular, his breakdown of the '73 Topps set is a stellar example of well-researched material.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GG_bIHpsUo

Forgive me if you are Vintage Card Curator and I didn't know.