1974 Topps Deckle Dating: Larry Bowa

He's got a turtleneck, must be a cold day.

April 7, 1973.

The same date as teammate Greg Luzinski. With a high of 66° and a low of 46°, a turtleneck was not unreasonable. Bowa was the leadoff hitter and went 0-4, as the Mets won 3-2 on a walkoff single by Willie Mays in the bottom of the ninth.

In other news, President Nixon announced new import fees on gas and oil, the first rugby world cup was held, and astronomers at the OSU Radio Observatory announced the discovery of quasar OH471, the most distant observed object in the universe, which they dubbed "the blaze marking the edge of the universe".