Did I just discover that the Topps Dice Game cards are from 1963 instead of 1961?

[sflayank]

1963 it is
good catch...i just looked
im surprised larry fritsch didnt catch. checklist came from his uncut sheets
16 players were in the 62 all star games
why kubek and white were included unknown
not only is P airbrushed but pirates across chest is airbrushed out

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by sflayank

1963 it is
good catch...i just looked
im surprised larry fritsch didnt catch. checklist came from his uncut sheets
16 players were in the 62 all star games
why kubek and white were included unknown
not only is P airbrushed but pirates across chest is airbrushed out

Kubek and White both had killer years in 1962 and should have made the AS team.

[brian1961]

In 1962, Bobby Richardson also had his career year at the plate, as well as his career-defining amazing catch of Willie McCovey's scorching blue dart that saved and ended the '62 World Series.

Furthermore, the inclusion of Don Drysdale came after his career-best 25-9. In '60 Big D was not much over .500.

---Brian Powell

[brian1961]

Going from memory, Willie Mays, Frank Robinson, and Camilio Pasquel all had banner years in 1962, and were included in the Topps Dice Game.

Also, it may not be too important, but 1963 was the year after Stratematic Baseball had debuted their highly-successful and popular baseball board game that heavily involved the use of dice. Perhaps Topps decided its puny offering could not compete, OR, Stratematic got wind of it, and had a heated phone chat with the folks at Topps.

---Brian Powell