1973 Phillies Team Poster

[bobw]

That team photo came as the centerfold of the 1973 Phillies yearbook, folded into 4s...the back should have artwork.

[Deertick]

BobW, Awesome! I have seen the yearbooks with that poster listed before, just never saw the reverse, sort of like Greg has shown. Mine does not have anything on the reverse, which would have been helpful indeed! I assume it was an insert and not stapled?

Greg, That is a nice display! As best as I can tell, it appears that some years they included the 40-man and some they didn't?

I wonder if mine IS something that was sold separately from the yearbook.

[Deertick]

I'm also wondering about the difference in cropping?

[bobw]

There are staple holes when held up to the light......plus the ebay photos are knock offs....they have to fit an almost squarish image onto an 8x10.

[bobw]

"Anyone have any theories or experience with something like this with your hometown team? Searching hasn't helped as most of the results have been for the standard 25 player official stadium team photos."

I know the early edition of the 1967 Mets yearbook also has a spring training team photo that has everybody.

[Deertick]

Originally Posted by bobw

There are staple holes when held up to the light......plus the ebay photos are knock offs....they have to fit an almost squarish image onto an 8x10.

Our two examples are cropped differently.

Originally Posted by bobw

I know the early edition of the 1967 Mets yearbook also has a spring training team photo that has everybody.

Holy smokes! I think I spotted a hotdog vendor in there.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by bobw

That team photo came as the centerfold of the 1973 Phillies yearbook, folded into 4s...the back should have artwork.

The “Direction ‘73” poster is so cool. I love the little Girard Bank logos that dot the i’s in Phillies …

[philliesfan]

Love seeing stuff from my team! Go PHILS!

[Cliff Bowman]

I wonder why Larry Christenson and Dick Ruthven aren’t there? They both debuted for the Phillies in mid April 1973.

[Deertick]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

I wonder why Larry Christenson and Dick Ruthven aren’t there? They both debuted for the Phillies in mid April 1973.

Good question! Ruthven was drafted in Jan and went straight to majors in mid Apr. Maybe he wasn't signed by mid Mar when the photo was taken? I have no idea on LC, as he was drafted the previous year. It seems odd as he was the 3rd overall pick? Maybe he was in minor league camp? He wasn't even 20 yrs old.

There are 3 other players missing from the 40-man. With Bruherts' release, 4 before final roster.