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Old 02-26-2024, 01:27 PM
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Everyone should own this Chuck Finely card:

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Old 02-26-2024, 01:46 PM
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The Waitkus to include is the 1955 Bowman with his greatest thrill in baseball
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Old 02-26-2024, 02:45 PM
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I was always fascinated by cards of Ted Davidson. (1965 to 1968 Topps)

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When a hearing was held to determine her case, Ted did not testify. In fact, he did not show up and his wife was free.

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Old 02-26-2024, 03:07 PM
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This is basketball but the 1989 Hoops Mark Jackson card is famous for featuring the Menendez Brothers sitting courtside. This is a very difficult card to find signed by Jackson:

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Old 02-26-2024, 03:37 PM
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I was always fascinated by cards of Ted Davidson. (1965 to 1968 Topps)

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MT19670310.2.67

When a hearing was held to determine her case, Ted did not testify. In fact, he did not show up and his wife was free.

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Didn’t know that. He was never the same and was out of the Majors the next year. He went by Ted because his acronym was TED.
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Old 02-26-2024, 06:54 PM
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Default 1966 Topps Dick Ellsworth
One of the more embarrassing Topps mistakes is the 1966 #447 Dick Ellsworth card.

It actually pictures Cubs 2nd Baseman Ken Hubbs who Died in a Plane crash in February 1964
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1. This one is known by everyone, but how about the 1969 Topps #653 Aurelio Rodriguez card where the photograph actually shows the bat boy. A pretty funny switcheroo.

2. Speaking of the ole switcheroo, the 1959 Topps #440 Lew Burdette (a noted righty posing as a southpaw) could be one of a series where the players are shown purposely using the wrong hand.
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Here is a card that always makes me smile when I see it and might fit your criteria. Can't remember exactly what the story is behind it, but I believe they used athletic tape to stick the ball to his crotch as a spur of the moment joke when the photographer was there.


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Thanks to Roy Carlson's recent Topps team card work for Sports Collectors Daily, some "new" interesting cards surfaced.

* Pre-RC Tim Raines appears on the 1980 Topps Expos team card
* Thurman Munson appears on the 1980 Topps Yankees team card; he lacks a personal card following his death in a 1979 plane crash
* 1967 Topps White Sox team card shows equipment manager Ephraim Colledge for the final time, that franchise's last link to their Black Sox team
* Stan Musial continued to appear on Cardinals team cards until 1965 due to Topps photo reuse
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1. This one is known by everyone, but how about the 1969 Topps #653 Aurelio Rodriguez card where the photograph actually shows the bat boy. A pretty funny switcheroo.

2. Speaking of the ole switcheroo, the 1959 Topps #440 Lew Burdette (a noted righty posing as a southpaw) could be one of a series where the players are shown purposely using the wrong hand.
Those 2 are some of my favorites.

1. Topps messed up again with an Angels rookie when they put Gary Pettis' brother on his 1985 card.

2. Once this happened, many players tried to trick the Topps photographer. I believe there's a 1969 proof of Seaver pitching lefty.
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Holy heck, YES to this one for sure!
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Who can forget the 1990 Donruss MVP card of John Smoltz that pictures Tom Glavine.
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1989 Upper Deck DeWayne Buice. Buice was one of the founding partners of Upper Deck while he was pitching in the Major Leagues

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