Mistakes on 1955 Topps cards

by Steve Szluck - 88 cards (Last updated on Apr 6, 2017)



1. 1955 Topps #2 Ted Williams


Date of birth on card says October 30th, should be August 30th.


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.


4. 1955 Topps #9 Bob Miller


ERA of previous season of 2.44, should be 2.45.


5. 1955 Topps #10 Bob Keegan


Date of birth 1922, should be 1920.


6. 1955 Topps #11 Ferris Fain


Date of birth 1922, should be 1921.


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.


8. 1955 Topps #13 Fred Marsh


Card says he came to SOX in 53, but doesn't say Red Sox or White Sox.


9. 1955 Topps #14 Jim Finigan


Card says he hit . 300 in 53, he actually hit .303. That could be a generic .300


10. 1955 Topps #15 Jim Pendleton


Date of birth 1926, should be 1924.

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Comments

Mar 29, 2017 - 2:32PM
C2Cigars

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.

Mar 29, 2017 - 3:50PM
Steve Szluck

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.

Mar 29, 2017 - 3:56PM
Steve Szluck

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.

Mar 30, 2017 - 9:41AM
JoshReese92099

It seems that Topps literally didn't even try when doing the back of Jim Thies' card XD

Mar 30, 2017 - 12:55PM
Steve Szluck

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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