1950's Pittsburgh Pirates 8 X 10 Glossy's
 

Does anyone know if the Pittsburgh Pirates released a team issue of 8 X 10 Glossy's in the early to mid 1950's?

Andy:

The Pirates had team issues in 1950, 1956 & 1957. I'm not sure of the size of the photos for each year though. I have been looking for a 1956 Bill Mazeroski for many years now with no luck.

1955?
 

Phil,

Are you sure those are the only years they were issued? I have a cousin named Sid Gordon who played for the Pirates at the end of the 1954 season and the beginning of the 1955 season only. I've found an 8 x 10 glossy that appears to be a team issue.

Andy:

Those are the only ones that I have seen catalogued (Beckett).

I have a couple of glossy 8 X 10's of players from the 1960's, including Johnny Bench in 1967, which were really press photos produced by their respective teams for marketing purposes. I believe it is possible that those may have been produced by most teams most years and yours sounds like it might be just that.

Sorry I can't give you more definitive information.