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The dreaded headshot. Are there any collectors who actually enjoy them?
Here's a silly little playful undertaking... • I've always noticed how many of Ernie Banks' Topps cards focused in on his noggin, so I went on-line and screengrabbed the 'regular' ones (no All-Stars, etc.) that could be rightfully called headshots. Since there is no actual definition as to what a baseball card headshot is, for these purposes let's say that a minimum of 40-50% of the top-to-bottom active image area has to be taken up by his head (and hat when shown). • 'Mr. Cub's' playing career on Topps cards ran from 1954 to 1971, so a total of 18 seasons. Remarkably, 11 of those years saw his cards relegated to cranium-centric shots, or a whopping 61% of the total!! That would seem pretty extreme. As a career percentage, are there any other Hall-of-Famers whose cards were as 'headstrong' as Ernie's?? erniebanksheadshots.jpg
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Well, I've never let the fact that not a single person is paying attention to my thread stop me before, so onward we move...
• 'The Left Arm of God's' playing career on Topps cards ran from 1955 to 1966 (1967 Leaders cards don't count), so a total of 12 seasons, and 8 of those years saw his cards featuring the darling mug of the little boy that Mrs. Koufax loved so much. That is 66.666666% (two thirds) of the total!! • It wasn't until the 7th year of his Topps run that he finally had a non-headshot design (1961). He is clearly the new frontrunner. headshots-sandykoufax.jpg
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All the cool kids love my YouTube Channel:
Elm's Adventures in Cardboard Land ![]() https://www.youtube.com/@TheJollyElm Looking to trade? Here's my bucket: https://www.flickr.com/photos/152396...57685904801706 “I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.” Casey Stengel Spelling "Yastrzemski" correctly without needing to look it up since the 1980s. Overpaying yesterday is simply underpaying tomorrow. ![]() |
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Exciting stuff!
Jolly good fun!!
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Yogi seemed to always be pictured in his full glory. I'll let you do the mock up and calculations though.
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I'm away from home base, so I'm not offering images, but I looked at Frank Robinson (another HoFer with a long Topps run -- 1957-75). I get 8 head shots and 11 bodies, depending on how you assess 1974. I went body.
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