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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption date stamped May 19, 1965 reads, "In the trade they call 'em 'meat hooks,' the jargon for hands, and the ones you're looking at here belong to Angel catcher Phil Roof who shows the photographer the size of his hands. Reportedly they are among the largest in the majors, no idle boast for the rookie catching prospect."
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