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Vintage Seattle Pilots photos discovered

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by micropolitan guy, Sep 13, 2012.

  1. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    So I guess that building I asked about in pic 16 is the stadium and the team is practicing on an outer field?
     
  2. lantaur

    lantaur Well-Known Member

    Assuming the numerical roster I am looking at is correct:

    Pic 6 - Mike Hegan (fielding throw)
    Pic 7 - Ron Plaza (hitting)
    Pic 16 - Ron Plaza (back to camera)
    Pic 18 - Sitting with back to camera from left to right: Mike Hegan, Merritt Ranew, Mike Marshall
    Pic 20 - Skip Lockwood (left) and Sal Maglie
    Pic 31 - Don Mincher
    Pic 32 - Ray Oyler (in field)
    Pic 33 - Diego Segui
    Pic 34 - Diego Segui
    Pic 37 - Ray Oyler
    Pic 38 - 8 - Hegan; 9 - Rich Rollins; 39 - Gary Bell; 14 - Jim Gosger; 3 - Joe Schultz; 1 - Ray Oyler; 7 - Ron Plaza
    Pic 40 - Don Mincher scoring, Mike Hegan congratulating
    Pic 41 - 12 - Tommy Davis; 41 - Dooley Womack (yes!)
    Pic 43 - Tommy Harper
    Pic 44 - Don Mincher scoring, Mike Hegan congratulating
    Pic 48 - Rich Rollins
    Pic 49 - Tommy Davis, Don Mincher
    Pic 50 - Ray Oyler
     
  3. Dirk Legume

    Dirk Legume Active Member

    Nice job lan...but that can't be Dooley Womack in the photo as a Pilot. Didn't Bouton get traded to Houston for him?
     
  4. old_tony

    old_tony Well-Known Member

    Pic 6 can't be Hegan, who was a left-hander. That pic to me looks like a pitcher covering first in a drill.

    Also Oyler in pic 36.
     
  5. old_tony

    old_tony Well-Known Member

    Pic 11 could be Hegan or it could be Don Mincher, another left-handed first baseman.

    Pic 12 and 13, could that be Tommy Harper? It appears to be second base shot and Harper was their second baseman who was one of the few blacks on the team.
     
  6. old_tony

    old_tony Well-Known Member

    Pic 21, just going off the face, I was sure it was Larry Haney. But I looked up Haney and he never played for the Pilots. But now I see he is listed on the roster at baseball-almanac.com, so maybe he went to spring training with them before returning to Baltimore.

    Edit: He did play for the Pilots before moving on to Oakland that season, and even has a Pilots baseball card.

    http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=haneyla01
     
  7. crusoes

    crusoes Active Member

    I bought a Pilots hat at Miller Park last year.
     
  8. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    I'm about 80% positive that's the stadium, yes. I can't find any photos (online or off) of Diablo's exterior in the 1970s, so I'm not completely certain.

    But you can see remnants of the same architectural style in the facade at the front of the stadium here. Obviously, the brick facade built around it overwhelms the arches now:

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    And here's photo 16 that you were referring to:

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  9. SockPuppet

    SockPuppet Active Member

    Ah, yes ... baseball cards (names) from my youth. Ray Oyler. Jim Gosger. Diego Segui. And the great Merritt Ranew.
     
  10. lantaur

    lantaur Well-Known Member

    OK, upon further review:

    Pic 6 - Could be Mike Marshall. He wore No. 28.
    Pic 41 - Not Womack (boo!) Looking closer, looks like No. 11 not 41, which would mean John Kennedy.
     
  11. Smasher_Sloan

    Smasher_Sloan Active Member

    One word. Fuckshit. Shitfuck.

    Respect the language.

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  12. cyclingwriter

    cyclingwriter Active Member

    Catcher-manager?
     
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