Comments on: Baseball Card Errors: Mistaken Identities

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:06:22 +0000

The 1991 Topps set includes a case of mistaken identity for Wes Chamberlain that was corrected. The original card showed Louie Meadows before Topps corrected it:

http://capewood.blogspot.com/2009/03/phorgotten-phillie-phile-wes.html

By: Thursday

Thursday — Sun, 17 May 2009 19:12:16 +0000

1988 Donruss card of Steve Jeltz is really Juan Samuel. Easily understood. 2 middle infielders who had the same awful hair and mustache.

By: Venerable Bede

Venerable Bede — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:43:10 +0000

Topps recently has been really bad. . .the 2008 Topps (i think) had the same picture for Jose Guillen and Yuniesky Betancourt. 1982 Donruss had a picture of Dave Littlefield on Juan Eichelberger’s card (Littlefield also was the subject of a different type of error card in the 1982 Fleer set where his image was reversed- 1992 Donruss was filled with reverse images).

By: rob nelson

rob nelson — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:50:10 +0000

These photos and the comments are so terrific. It is amazing how these images stay in our head, especially when one comes up and your brain immediately says ” something’s not right here.”

Great reading. Thanks to all of you detail guys. Makes a 60-year-old feel like 12.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:17:41 +0000

1974 Washington National League Team. The San Diego Padres were moving to D.C. at the beginning of 1974 and several players and the team card have the Padres in uniform with “Washington National League” on the card face. I have 8 of them.

By: Sid Finch

Sid Finch — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:49:09 +0000

Jay says:

May 13th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Um, wasn’t Seaver a righty?

Ding!!! Ding!!! Ding!!!

We have a winner!!!

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:45:57 +0000

Haha the John Smoltz (Tom G) card i have haha coolbeans

By: M

Wed, 13 May 2009 18:59:54 +0000

Why look at uniform numbers? Tom Seaver was a righty, Floyd Bannister a lefty. End of discussion.

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:04:02 +0000

My son has a 2004 Topps Minnesota Twins card for Michael Cuddyer that shows a picture of Doug Mientkiewicz.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:21:50 +0000

Edgar Martinez’s 1988 Donruss Rookies card had, I believe, Edwin Nunez on it.

http://i20.ebayimg.com/05/i/001/2c/e1/5094_1.JPG