"However, in the color set, there is an unexplainable duplication of Al Corwin with two different images. He appears on card #126 and again on card #149 ..."
Ted, I've long imagined that the second Corwin replaced a card that was pulled. I've seen a proof for a Ferris Fain card, so I've wondered if it was possible that his card was pulled because he got traded. The guy he got traded for, Eddie Robinson, shows up in the B&W set, so Bowman had more time to get a photo of him wearing an A's jersey. Curiously, I can't think of any White Sox players in the B&W series, so that might explain why Fain isn't pictured in his new jersey like Robinson. It's also possible Fain had an exclusive Topps deal that year. Since he was the defending A.L. batting champ, both companies no doubt would have wanted him in their sets. Have you ever heard any theories why there are two Corwin cards?
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