I'm enjoying reading about the possible distribution of these pins. All theories are plausible but, as Paul says, we may never know for sure.
My first thought was that the pins would be given away with papers bought outside Ebbetts Field. The SF Chronicle has long done this outside of Candlestick and now AT&T. I checked Retrosheet, hoping to see that the Dodgers were on a long homestand between August 15th and 24th. Alas, they were home for three, in Boston for four and back home for three.
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