Vintage backgrounds: 1970 Topps Bruce Dal Canton

 Lots of interesting things going on here. I like the old photos of Shea Stadium before they built up the outfield seating. You can see the stands already starting to fill up; the Mets of course had a very exciting team that year. Down on the field you can see the white-uniformed grounds crew setting up the field. And passing directly behind Dal Canton is fellow pitcher Dock Ellis.

Ellis did start one game at Shea in 1969, and it was a day game, but September 21 so probably too late to be the day of this photo. Dal Canton pitched in that game two; two scoreless innings of relief after the Mets belted Ellis around (four runs in 2.2 innings).