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Cubs historical sleuthing: Ernie Banks edition

Once again, a photo found on Twitter is fair game for sleuthing. Here’s the tweet:

And, here is the full photo:

Those “mountains” are the Papago Rocks, located in Papago Park in Phoenix. They’re visible from Phoenix Municipal Stadium, which is currently the home of Arizona State University baseball.

But for many years before that, “Phoenix Muni” (as it’s known locally) was the spring home of the San Francisco Giants.

No. 2, catching, is Dick Dietz. Dietz was the Giants’ regular catcher in 1970, when he had an All-Star season, batting .