Baseball Almanac says that the only Reds position player to have a number ending in 3 from 1962-66 was Lee May (#23), but the guy in the picture looks too small to be May (6'3", 205), or Robinson (6'1", 195) for that matter. I think it's probably Cardenas (#16).
I can see how the numeral could be a 0 but not a 6. I rule out Lee May because of the stance (not that I remembered -- I had to google some images of May batting). So I'll say Robinson.
Right-handed batting Reds in the lineup:
Pete Rose (#14)
Tommy Harper (#17)
Frank Robinson (#20)
Don Pavlevich (#8)
Charlie Neal (#19)
Leo Cardenas (#16)
Johnny Edwards (#6)
Bob Purkey (#37)
Ken Walters (#21)
I love the box score. 1st inning they IW Fairly to get to McMullen (who's batting .233) who hits a bases loaded single. Koufax is up 2-0 in the first and that's all he needed.
Great picture.
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Gus Bell?
Gus Bell was, much like his son and grandson, white.
If it's a zero, it could be big Frank. It might be Leo Cardenas, but the guy looks too muscular to be Cardenas. (I couldn't find what number he wore.)
It's not Tommy Harper, he was #17.
Outside shot it's Charlie Neal; he was #19.
But I'll guess that it was #23 Lee May.
He only batted once against Koufax. It was at Dodger Stadium, on April 30, 1966. He grounded out to Lefebvre.
I'm helped out by the fact that I know the picture was taken at this game:
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1963/B07071LAN1963.htm
Charlie Neal wore #19 for the Reds in 1963.
I eliminated Robinson early because the player is too small and the stance is too compact.
Also the batter's arms look fairly, which would eliminate Cardenas who was relatively skinny.
Finally, that's a 9 that visible on the uniform.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN196307071.shtml
Right-handed batting Reds in the lineup:
Pete Rose (#14)
Tommy Harper (#17)
Frank Robinson (#20)
Don Pavlevich (#8)
Charlie Neal (#19)
Leo Cardenas (#16)
Johnny Edwards (#6)
Bob Purkey (#37)
Ken Walters (#21)
Should give you what Neal's arms looked like.
Great picture.
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