Wednesday, August 28, 2024

1970 Topps Booklets: The Al Ferrara Story

 One player per team, Ferrara was the choice for the expansion Padres.

Nine years ago I pulled this card from one of Al's street boxes. To celebrate I took a wallet card photo at Carnegie Hall.
In later years John Franco, Pete Falcone, Benny Distefano and Kevin Baez came out of Lafayette. The school closed by the DOE in 2010 and was broken down into several smaller schools.

 
I'm not sure what hammering has to do with the pennant drive. Driving the nails in?

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2 comments:

  1. Ginko-5August 29, 2024 at 8:49 AM

    I noticed you mentioned Benny Distefano. Distefano was the last left-handed catcher to ever play in the Majors.

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  2. FujiAugust 30, 2024 at 8:17 AM

    Looks like Koufax and Ferrara just missed each other at Lafayette.

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