Mistakes on 1955 Topps cardsby Steve Szluck - 88 cards (Last updated on Apr 6, 2017) |
2. 1955 Topps #7 Jim Hegan
Card says after 9 years in the majors, he just completed his 11th. That is how I interpret it. |
3. 1955 Topps #8 Hal Smith
Card says complete major league record, should be complete minor league record. |
7. 1955 Topps #12 Jake Thies
Date of birth 1928, should be 1926. Card says he won 18 games in 1948, should be 1949. In line 5 of the text, plcd should be placed. Card says he began in Cairo, he began with Chanute. |
9. 1955 Topps #14 Jim Finigan
Card says he hit . 300 in 53, he actually hit .303. That could be a generic .300 |
Comments
I believe you’re misinterpreting Jim Hegan’s card. It doesn’t say “he has spent 9 years in majors”. It says, “In 9 Major League seasons,…”. It means in a 9 season span Jim caught 3 no-hitters, led A.L. in putouts by a catcher 3 of those seasons, and led in Assists two of those seasons. The 9 season span they are most likely talking about is 1946-1954. He didn’t do anything of note in his first two seasons (1941 & 1942). So saying, “in 9 seasons” sounds better than “in 11 seasons”. But is not an incorrect statement. | ||
Thanks for the feedback. I actually made a mistake saying he had played 10 years. He had played 11, as you state. At best, I think, that 9 year statement is a bit foggy . Glad you looked at my list. I have a ton more for you to peruse. | ||
Hegan caught his no hitters in 1947, 1948 and 1951 which means he caught them in a five year span and started only eight years before this card was printed. | ||
It seems that Topps literally didn't even try when doing the back of Jim Thies' card XD | ||
While I love looking through the cards, I'm frankly disappointed with all the mistakes I have found. They would round off pitchers ERA to the full inning and figure out the ERA from that, hence the difference in several of the pitchers stats.Thank you for your interest and I hope you enjoy my lists I will be compiling. |
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