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Originally Posted by Gr8Beldini
I always thought Jackie Robinson was in the background of the 57 Topps Turk Lown card. What do ya'all think?
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coached for the Dodgers in '57. He retired from playing after the '56 season because they were planning to trade him across town to the Giants. Always seemed strange to me that O'Malley wouldn't give him one or two seasons in L.A., his home town, before he retired. Or, did Robby announce his retirement just before the move was made public?
Just occurred to me that the photo is from an earlier year, as Lown is in a road uni and the Dodger coach in home white, so the background must be Ebbetts Field. But the Dodger in question appears to be standing in the thirdbase coaching box as Lown warms up on the sideline. Hmmn, I thought Ebbetts had a bullpen. Maybe he was just striking a pose for the Topps photog. Sorry for hijacking this into an altogether different issue.