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Originally Posted by jchcollins
No, but see above. The '65 Topps pic is definitely Casa Grande; the stands are a match. No great explanation as to why he's wearing the road shirt, but other searches on the interwebs have led to other photos of the Giants wearing road shirts at Casa Grande.
Who knows. Maybe they were having a workout there and then took a 20 minute bus ride up the road for an "away" game during spring training. Scottsdale, Glendale, Mesa, and others are all right there near that ballpark. I am not well-versed as to what teams would have been where in the early 1960's, but I would think that stands to reason.
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I believe you are right in suggesting that Willie was posing at a workout before the team traveled to play a road game. Actually, Casa Grande is about half-way between Phoenix and Tucson-- about an hour in either direction. There were not many Cactus League sites in the early 60's, but seems to me the most logical explanation is that pics were taken before travel.
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