The 2nd series print run has 88 cards (111 to 198, minus 145 but an extra copy of Bunning). So, there are 8 rows of 11 cards each, with each row printed 3x across the full sheet of 264 cards (two half sheets of 132 cards each). That REA slit shows one half of the full sheet.
Similarly, the 3rd series print run has 88 cards (199 to 286), as does that of the 4th series (287 to 374).
The 5th series print run has 66 cards (375 to 440), while the 6th series printing has 55 cards (441 to 495).
The 6th series initially had 55 unique cards but apparently, at some point, cards 443, 446, 450, and 462 were pulled and replaced with additional copies of Musial AS (476) and Mantle (487). So, the later print runs had 3 copies of Musial in the row headed by Jensen and 3 copies of Mantle in the row headed by Spahn, which is probably why those two cards are listed as triple prints.
Based on the miscuts I have seen, I believe that Hardy (446) & Ward (450) were the cards that were replaced by the additional Mantle cards in columns 10 & 11 whereas Harrell (443) and Geiger (462) were the cards replaced by the additional Musial cards in columns 10 & 11.
This last series seems to be plagued by defects (scratches) on the front of the cards, so I wonder if the printing plates were damaged at some point during the print run.
I have not yet completely determined the slit pattern for the 6th series.
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