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01-30-2012, 08:53 PM
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Steve,
Good observation abaout the home uni of Colovito in NY. I have two possible explainations (niether of which I am certain are correct). 1. There is a possibility that the photo was taken before an exebition game. At the end of spring training sometimes teams would play a game or two in the big parks right before the season started. Is it possible that Cleavland played some other team in Yankee stadium before the season started? Not sure but worth looking into. 3. My second, and more likely possibility, is that it's not Yankee stadium. While I see what you are talking about with the facade it is out of focus and cound just be the corner of a grandstand. I was at old Yankee stadium a few times years ago and I don't remember the upper deck hanging so close over the lower seats as was appears in this photo. I seem to remember it sweeping back much farther than was apears to be in this picture. Like I said I'm not sure which, if either, of my statements explains it but a good observation none the less on your part. Drew 
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01-30-2012, 09:28 PM
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The Colavito photo is the same one they used for the action part of his '60 Topps Card. I'd also suspect that the main photo for that card was from the same shoot. You might be able to get a closer look at the stadium from that card.. The same main photo was also used on the '59 Topps if you want a little larger look..
Last edited by novakjr; 01-30-2012 at 09:31 PM.
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02-01-2012, 12:11 AM
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Mystery Remains
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I'm certain it can't be Cleveland Muni (old shot attached): no facade, dugout trim paint doesn't match. It still looks like the old facade at Yankee Stadium to me, even if it appears to be hanging low. Wasn't the facade at different positions over the years? I know it hung from the edge of the roof, but seems like I recall it being more prominent back in the 1950's than it was after the renovation in the '70's. And, even if it was some other park, it still would leave the mystery of the home uni. The only All-Star game appearance for Rocky in an American League park was the 1959 game in the L.A. Colliseum, and of course, that was a huge football stadium with no pillars or facades of any type. So, as near as I can figure, that was the only other place outside of Cleveland where he could have worn the home uni. Last edited by Volod; 02-01-2012 at 05:50 PM. Reason: Updated info
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02-05-2012, 04:53 AM
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It is the old Yankee Stadium, obviously long before the extensive '76 renovation. It was the only ballpark, at the time, to have three levels. Dodger Stadium came along soon after. Cleveland Municipal had the single drab, over-sized upper level. It had a capacity of over 70,000, which really called attention to all the sparse crowds during the '70's, my childhood era.
Last edited by theseeker; 02-05-2012 at 05:06 AM.
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02-05-2012, 05:05 AM
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Opppps, there is no mystery. Just looked up the Indian's uniform history and that is indeed a road uniform. It does look grey. The Indians must have departed from tradition long before other teams and dropped the common practice of using the city name on the fronts of their road uniforms in the late '50's.
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02-06-2012, 12:03 AM
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