1974 Topps Deckle Dating: Tony Perez

We have a cameo appearance here. It's hard to say for sure, but it looks to me like the name starts with an M, and the number is two digits starting with a 1, which would make it Denis Menke. Also, check out the #24 on Perez's shoe!

March 3, 1973. Spring games wouldn't have started for another week.

In world news, a plane crash in Moscow killed 25 people, IRA bombs in London killed one person and injured 250, and the British liner HMS Royal Ulsterman was sabotaged with mines in Beirut, killing both saboteurs.

The photo for Perez's base card was probably taken at the same time.