The Yankees didn't do a whole lot against KC in this series. Only twice did they take the lead, and in both cases they immediately gave it back the next half inning.
The back of the card just has linescores. Here's the front.
Great photo, just not from this series. Game 2 was the only night game in KC. I watched the video, and Rick Cerone was wearing just a white batting glove under his mitt. No blue sleeve like in this photo. There was only one night game in KC in the World Series, and Phillies catcher Bob Boone wasn't wearing anything on his mitt hand. I went back to the 1978 World Series - in Game 1 Thurman Munson was wearing long sleeves. The Yankees' navy blue usually show up a lot darker than this. That game footage is online, and the fans in the stands don't match the photo. I suppose it could be 1976 game 2 or 1977 game 3, neither game is online. Most likely that's a photo from a regular season game, though.
Crazy that they used a years old photo to commemorate a year-specific series, but I guess those were the times.
ReplyDeleteAlways amazed at your detective work.
ReplyDeleteYour attention to details to identify (or disprove) a game photo always amazes. Love reading the reasoning
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