Jeffrey D
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Turns out Wockenfuss ended his career with the Phillies (1984-85). I did remember the name- I guess the reason why is he was a Phillie.I'm not sure on the Phillies, but the other Tiger in that photo is Mickey Stanley. There were also photos of other Tigers players in the set, including a double image of Lou Whitaker -- one year before he and Alan Trammell made the big club and started their record run together as a double play combo. My dad's scout friend told us that the Cardinals had made the Tigers a significant offer for Whitaker, but the Tigers had no interest in trading him. They thought both he and Trammell were going to be special (and they were right).
The player on the end looking at the camera is John Wockenfuss, who was a local favorite "everyman" who played a bunch of different positions -- catcher, 1B, outfield, etc.
Here's the double image of Sweet Lou Whitaker: