Wednesday, July 15, 2026

The Cameos, Part 1

It's always fun to see cards of one player with another recognizable player in the background. Even the most boring cards can be livened up by a good old-fashioned cameo appearance. 


First up, it's Dave Concepcion featuring Herm Winningham. Concepcion, a nine-time all-star, was an integral part of Cincinnati's Big Red Machine, while Winningham was a part-time player who stole 105 bases from 1984 through 1992. 


Next, we've got Tom Pagnozzi featuring Mark Lemke. This might be mean, but the nickname my brothers and I used to have for Pagnozzi was Tom Bignozzi. 


Terry Kennedy featuring Mackey Sasser. Kennedy was actually a better player than most people remember. He's worth looking up. 


Walt Weiss featuring Joel Skinner. This is an absolutely incredible photo. 


Steve Sax featuring Jose Canseco. Goes to show that there's hope for little guys to beat the massive, steroid-fueled sluggers of the world. 

And last but not least: 


Terry Shumpert featuring Wayne Tolleson. It took a little more effort to find out who this player was, since there's no name on the back of his jersey. It turns out that Tolleson was out of baseball by 1991 and the Yankees had given his uniform number to Graig Nettles, back in a coaching role. 

That'll do it for part 1 of the cameos. Thanks for reading and have a great day! 

3 comments:

  1. Always fun to see who else you can spot. I have a regular feature on my blog as well, but only for Angels in the background.

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  2. That Walt Weiss card would be good for a "Shall we Dance?" post

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  3. Cool stuff. Whenever I think of cameo cards, there's another Big Red Machine player that comes to mind. The 86T card of Tony Perez also shows off Eric Davis.

    P.S. Love that Weiss! I'm trying to pick up the different variations of that awesome card.

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