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Hey, don't I know you? It's a strange sight for Blue Jay fans (and for veteran catcher Ernie Whitt)
Hey, don't I know you? It's a strange sight for Blue Jay fans (and for veteran catcher Ernie Whitt)

Hey, don't I know you? It's a strange sight for Blue Jay fans (and for veteran catcher Ernie Whitt)

Date6/14/1988
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  • Hey, don't I know you? It's a strange sight for Blue Jay fans (and for veteran catcher Ernie Whitt): Willie Upshaw in a Cleveland uniform. How did Willie feel in his return to his old stomping grounds?
  • Hey, don't I know you? It's a strange sight for Blue Jay fans (and for veteran catcher Ernie Whitt)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hey, don't I know you? It's a strange sight for Blue Jay fans (and for veteran catcher Ernie Whitt): Willie Upshaw in a Cleveland uniform. How did Willie feel in his return to his old stomping grounds?
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
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    It's a kid's game: Toronto's young people took to the Blue Jays and veteran catcher Ernie Whitt warmed to them mightily despite the fact he had to wear a toque in the early warmups
    It's a kid's game: Toronto's young people took to the Blue Jays and veteran catcher Ernie Whitt warmed to them mightily despite the fact he had to wear a toque in the early warmups
    Beaty, Keith
    4/9/1983
    Hello to a fan: Peggy Visser has come south from Toronto's Parkdale district to see the Blue Jays in action, and here she says hello to catcher Ernie Whitt, who's dressed for Florida
    Hello to a fan: Peggy Visser has come south from Toronto's Parkdale district to see the Blue Jays in action, and here she says hello to catcher Ernie Whitt, who's dressed for Florida
    Cooper, David
    2/24/1986
    Oomph!: Ernie Whitt of the Blue Jays makes Boston's Marty Barrett pay a price for this out at second last night as the Blue Jay catcher's momentum carries him full force into Barrett's mid-section
    Oomph!: Ernie Whitt of the Blue Jays makes Boston's Marty Barrett pay a price for this out at second last night as the Blue Jay catcher's momentum carries him full force into Barrett's mid-section
    Eglinton, Rick
    9/19/1988
    Nowhere to go: Blue Jays' catcher Ernie Whitt was out by a mile when caught in a rundown in the second inning of yesterday's 9-5 win over Seattle Mariners - an inning in which nine Jays batted
    Nowhere to go: Blue Jays' catcher Ernie Whitt was out by a mile when caught in a rundown in the second inning of yesterday's 9-5 win over Seattle Mariners - an inning in which nine Jays batted
    Goode, Jeff
    5/12/1985
    Ernie Whitt: Blue Jay catcher, one of the original Jays, is anxious for season
    Ernie Whitt: Blue Jay catcher, one of the original Jays, is anxious for season
    Darrell, Dick
    1/26/1983
    Home-run swing: Catcher Ernie Whitt of the Blue Jays watches the ball he hit clang off the rightfield foul pole for the game-winning home run yesterday that beat Texas Rangers, 8-7
    Home-run swing: Catcher Ernie Whitt of the Blue Jays watches the ball he hit clang off the rightfield foul pole for the game-winning home run yesterday that beat Texas Rangers, 8-7
    Goode, Jeff
    8/17/1986
    Ernie Whitt: Right, Blue Jays catcher and sports category winner has conservative tastes
    Ernie Whitt: Right, Blue Jays catcher and sports category winner has conservative tastes
    Mahler, John
    11/2/1987
    Blue Jays catcher Ernie Whitt holds his forehead in mock horror today as ace relief pitcher Bill Caudill takes a turn as a relief driver on a TTC bus (...)
    Blue Jays catcher Ernie Whitt holds his forehead in mock horror today as ace relief pitcher Bill Caudill takes a turn as a relief driver on a TTC bus (...)
    Caudill, William Holland "Bill", 1956-
    4/15/1985
    Ernie Whitt: Blue Jay catcher contributed a home run to the defeat of the White Sox
    Ernie Whitt: Blue Jay catcher contributed a home run to the defeat of the White Sox
    Griffin, Doug
    7/10/1982
    A couple of celebrities: Newly re-signed Toronto Blue Jays catcher Ernie Whitt talks to another distinguished guest last night at the 36th annual Conn SMythe Sports Celebrities Dinner
    A couple of celebrities: Newly re-signed Toronto Blue Jays catcher Ernie Whitt talks to another distinguished guest last night at the 36th annual Conn SMythe Sports Celebrities Dinner
    Combs, Erin
    2/5/1987
    Plate platoon: Veterans Buck Martinez, left, (and a lefthander only as a gag for the photographer) and Ernie Whitt will again share catching duties for the Blue Jays this season
    Plate platoon: Veterans Buck Martinez, left, (and a lefthander only as a gag for the photographer) and Ernie Whitt will again share catching duties for the Blue Jays this season
    Lennon, Frank
    2/7/1984
    Ernie Whitt admires a poster that some young fans put together for the Jays
    Ernie Whitt admires a poster that some young fans put together for the Jays
    Cooper, David
    10/4/1985