The odd, the interesting… cards that have a hellluva story

[G1911]

The Waitkus to include is the 1955 Bowman with his greatest thrill in baseball

[mikemb]

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.

Mike

[packs]

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:

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by mikemb

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.

Mike

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.

[mortimer brewster]

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

[JollyElm]

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.

[CobbSpikedMe]

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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[Spike]

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

[darkhorse9]

My favorite "story card" is the T206 George Browne.

Browne was the right fielder for the New York Giants who gave up his position late in a meaningless game to a rookie names Archibald "Moonlight" Grahame.

Wonder what ever happened to that Graham kid?

[brewing]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

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.

[Zach Wheat]

Not Post-war and well not even a card in the normal sense - but interesting none the less. Sorry coudn't resist....

From SCP Auctons....

This rare 1914 Detroit Tigers team panoramic photograph features the legendary Ty Cobb, not once, but twice. Cobb was in his prime, and therefore able to outrace the photographer as he panned from one end of the player lineup to the other. In the old days when this photo was taken, it was necessary for the players to stand still for several seconds as the exposure was completed. This allowed for Cobb to be captured at one end of the picture when the camera shutter opened and sprint behind the camera to the other end before the camera caught up with him. Thus, he appears in the photo twice.

[Belfast1933]

Originally Posted by G1911

The Waitkus to include is the 1955 Bowman with his greatest thrill in baseball

Holy heck, YES to this one for sure!

[gonefishin]

Who can forget the 1990 Donruss MVP card of John Smoltz that pictures Tom Glavine.

[EddieP]

1989 Upper Deck DeWayne Buice. Buice was one of the founding partners of Upper Deck while he was pitching in the Major Leagues

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeWayne_Buice

https://www.ebay.com/itm/38628575418...Bk9SR5ac-Mm9Yw

https://www.ebay.com/itm/33519847325...Bk9SR7Ltq8q9Yw