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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

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

Date2/7/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0089151F
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
4/9/1983
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
1/26/1983
Going to wait: Reliever Dennis Lamp, left, sitting with Jim Clancy, says he will wait until spring training to see what duties the Blue Jays have in mind for him in the 1985 American League season
Going to wait: Reliever Dennis Lamp, left, sitting with Jim Clancy, says he will wait until spring training to see what duties the Blue Jays have in mind for him in the 1985 American League season
12/18/1984
Toronto Blue Jays' catcher Buck Martinez does stretching exercies Wednesday evening before his first start after being injured last year
Toronto Blue Jays' catcher Buck Martinez does stretching exercies Wednesday evening before his first start after being injured last year
4/9/1986
Farewell to a friend: Blue Jays Lloyd Moseby, Ernie Whitt and George Bell (this side of casket, left to right) returned to Toronto from their spring training camp in Florida for the funeral of Norm Hinsley yesterday
Farewell to a friend: Blue Jays Lloyd Moseby, Ernie Whitt and George Bell (this side of casket, left to right) returned to Toronto from their spring training camp in Florida for the funeral of Norm Hinsley yesterday
3/25/1988
Feet first: Ernie Whitt, left, of the Toronto Blue Jays, has an impression of his foot taken by Glenn Copeland, president of the Feet First store, which will offer physiotherapy for feet as well as sports shoes and custom-made shoe inserts.
Feet first: Ernie Whitt, left, of the Toronto Blue Jays, has an impression of his foot taken by Glenn Copeland, president of the Feet First store, which will offer physiotherapy for feet as well as sports shoes and custom-made shoe inserts.
1/21/1987
Blue Jays' Dave Stieb, above, will be throwing to Ernie Whitt, left, unless club lucks in on Carlton Fisk, that is
Blue Jays' Dave Stieb, above, will be throwing to Ernie Whitt, left, unless club lucks in on Carlton Fisk, that is
2/20/1981
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
5/12/1985
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
9/19/1988
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)
6/14/1988
When the Blue Jays break camp and head north to commence the regular season, manager Jimy Williams will hand the ball to lefthander Jimmy Key
When the Blue Jays break camp and head north to commence the regular season, manager Jimy Williams will hand the ball to lefthander Jimmy Key
2/23/1987
He's a winner: California lefthander Jim Abbott picked up his fifth win of the season yesterday by scattering nine hits in the Angels' 7-2 romp over the Blue Jays at the dome
He's a winner: California lefthander Jim Abbott picked up his fifth win of the season yesterday by scattering nine hits in the Angels' 7-2 romp over the Blue Jays at the dome
6/2/1991