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Cubs historical sleuthing: Cubs vs. White Sox edition

The photo is obviously of Ron Santo, Cubs third baseman, and Tommy John, White Sox lefthander. They’re clearly at old Comiskey Park. Here’s the full photo:

The Cubs and White Sox played an annual mid-summer exhibition game to benefit boys baseball in the Chicago area from 1949-72. Often, it drew large crowds, as you can see in this photo, there’s nearly a full house. In those days, long before interleague play, the Cubs playing the Sox was a novelty.

So when was this? There are enough clues in this photo to suss out the date.