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Card Detective #1 1993 Topps Stadium Club #157 What we know: 1. This is from the 1992 season. 2. This is Juan Bell making a play. 3. This is a home game for Philadelphia vs. Cincinnati. 4. Player sliding into the base is #10. What we looked up: 1. Juan Bell only played one season in Philadelphia (1992). 2. Bell only played in 46 games via Baseball Reference. 3. Of his 46 games played, only 3 were at home vs. the Reds. 4. Those dates were a doubleheader on Aug. 18 and a single game on Aug. 19. 5. In those three games, Bell played shortstop for the entire game. 6. In 1992, #10 for Cincinnati was Bip Roberts. 7. So it looks like we are looking for an attempted double play with Bip Roberts sliding into 2nd Base. 8. In the Aug. 18 game one of the double header, the Phillies 2nd Baseman for the entire game was Mariano Duncan. So my guess is that looks like him in the play.  So most likely he fed the ball to Bell.  In this game, Roberts is 1-5.  He got a single in the ...

Here are his cards for all to see.  The catcher died on this day in 2018 at the age of 76. San Francisco Giants (1965-1969): 1966 Topps #511 1967 Topps #462 1968 Topps #351 1969 Topps #41 San Diego Padres (1970-1972, 1974): 1970 Topps #352 1971 Topps #589 1972 Topps #39 1972 Topps #40 Cincinnati Reds (1973): 1973 Topps #626

Here are his cards for all to see.  The catcher, third baseman and first baseman died on this day in 2020 at the age of 89. Baltimore Orioles (1955-1956): 1955 Topps #8 RC 1956 Topps #62 Kansas City Athletics (1956-1959): 1957 Topps #41 1958 Topps #257 1959 Topps #227 Pittsburgh Pirates (1960-1961): 1960 Topps #48 1961 Post Cereal #139 1961 Topps #242 1962 Post Cereal #181 Houston Colt .45s (1962-1963): 1962 Topps #492 1963 Topps #153 Cincinnati Reds (1964): 1964 Topps #233

Here are his cards for all to see.  The pitcher died on this day in 2016 at the age of 79. Boston Red Sox (1964-1965): 1965 Topps #494 RC Atlanta Braves (1966-1967): None Cincinnati Reds (1968): None

Here are his cards for all to see.  The pitcher died on this day in 2021 at the age of 90. Cincinnati Redlegs and Cincinnati Reds (1956-1959): 1957 Topps #219 RC 1958 Topps #149 1959 Topps #201 Kansas City Athletics (Did not play for): 1960 Topps #274

Here are his cards for all to see.  The pitcher died on this day in 1975 at the age of 32. California Angels (1965-1969): 1966 Topps #417 RC 1967 Topps #19 1968 Topps #493 1968 Topps #386 1970 Topps #132 Cincinnati Reds (1970-1973): 1971 Topps #556 1972 Topps #236 1973 Topps #318 Chicago White Sox (1973): 1974 Topps #557

Here are his cards for all to see.  The first baseman and left fielder died on this day in 2017 at the age of 89. Boston Red Sox (1952-1959): 1952 Topps #343 RC 1953 Bowman Black & White #11 1954 Bowman #146 1957 Topps #202 1958 Topps #38 1959 Topps #13 1959 Topps #519 Chicago Cubs (1960): 1960 Topps #86 Detroit Tigers (1960-1961): 1961 Topps #284 Cincinnati Reds (1961): None Houston Colt .45s (1962): 1962 Topps #536

Here are his cards for all to see.  The outfielder died on this day in 2017 at the age of 91. Chicago Cubs (1950-1951): None Cincinnati Reds and Cincinnati Redlegs (1952-1955): 1952 Topps #328 RC 1953 Topps #7 1954 Topps #138 1955 Topps #74 Brooklyn Dodgers (1955): None