Vintage backgrounds: 1973 Topps Bill Freehan

1973 is a tough one for this series, not because the backgrounds aren't rich enough, but because they are so rich, arguably the greatest background set ever, so the backgrounds have already been examined in great detail by others. Case in point is this typically great shot of Bill Freehan attempting to tag the Yankees' Celerino Sanchez. 1973 Topps Photography did the research and determined that Sanchez was out. When Topps Had Balls noticed the cop grabbing the kid in the front row.

As someone who sits high in the grandstand rather than down at field level during the game, what struck me was how many of the people in the stands had to move to see the play. Some people were standing and some weren't, but check out the boy leaning into the aisle. He had to sit behind an adult the whole game and probably watched the whole time over that guy's shoulder.