1971 Topps - cameo/background

[Zach Wheat]

#5 Munson and I think Chuck Dobson sliding

[ALBB]

I think Nolan Ryan is background on a card also

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by albb

i think nolan ryan is background on a card also

Technically, the foreground...

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[Cliff Bowman]

In addition to Ryan there is Met second baseman Ken Boswell, 2nd base umpire Ken Burkhart, and the Astro stealing second base is either Jim Wynn or Joe Morgan, it looks like Wynn to me. Morgan and Wynn both stole second that game with no Astro getting caught stealing. The game was May 30, 1970, all of the in action Astros cards and quite a few of the in action Mets cards are from that game.

[stlcardsfan]

And the most famous one - the Chris Short card with the Hit King in the background.

And that is Chuck Dobson on the Munson card and he was safe on the play.

And one of the most hilarious cards (IMO) is the 1973 card of John Ellis arguing with an umpire. He has an airbrushed Indians uniform on but it was determined it was actually a Yankees - A's game and Sal Bando is on first.

Sorry no scans handy!

[Cliff Bowman]

I believe Phillie Ron Stone is next to Lee May, Red Pete Rose is behind Chris Short, Yankee Curt Blefary is behind Joe Rudi, Met Al Weis is sliding under Del Maxvill, Cardinal Vic Davalillo is sliding into Ken Boswell, Astros catcher Johnny Edwards and home plate umpire Lee Weyer are behind Art Shamsky, Astros pitcher Larry Dierker putting on a warm up jacket is behind Jesus Alou, Mets catcher Jerry Grote and home plate umpire Lee Weyer are behind Joe Morgan, Cardinal on deck batter Joe Hague is behind Joe Torre, Mets catcher Duffy Dyer and not yet identified umpire are behind home plate on Ray Sadecki card, Yankees catcher Thurman Munson is behind George Spriggs, Mets catcher Jerry Grote is behind Norm Miller, Yankee Jerry Kenney is beside Merv Rettenmund, Yankees catcher Jake Gibbs is behind Rich Reese, Yankees catcher Thurman Munson is beside Vada Pinson, Cardinal Mike Shannon and third base umpire Andy Olsen are behind Bob Gibson.

[Cliff Bowman]

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[Cliff Bowman]

I believe Angel third baseman Ken McMullen is behind Rudy May, White Sox catcher Duane Josephson and home plate umpire George Maloney are behind Ron Woods, Astros Denis Menke and Joe Morgan and umpire Ken Burkhart are beside Tommie Agee, A's catcher Frank Fernandez is behind Curt Blefary,