Here we have a photo of Ron Santo and Rusty Staub, two players who were significant contributors to their teams for many years. Santo’s in the Hall of Fame, as you all know. Staub played 23 MLB seasons and is definitely a Hall of Very Good player, with 2,716 career hits, 292 home runs and an excellent nickname from his time in Montreal, “Le Grand Orange.”

Here, we see Staub playing for the Expos, where he spent three seasons from 1969-71, sliding into third base with Santo about to catch a throw. Santo is standing right on third base, unfortunately the photo crops here cut that part out.

So when was this?

First, this has to be 1971. Why? Santo’s hair is why. He didn’t wear his hair that length or have sideburns that long until that year. Here’s a photo of Santo with his family taken on

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