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1959 Topps
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- Certain series have their backs printed on either a creme or dark grey stock.
- #6 Alex Grammas - UER: Birth year should be 1926
- #13 Dick Gernert - UER: First played for Scranton in 1950, not 1951
- #14 Pete Whisenant - UER: 5th line on back, "7 years in the minors", should be 8
- #28 Red Worthington - UER: Birthdate listed as 2/5/1930 is incorrect; should be 2/5/1929
- #44 Vito Valentinetti - UER: Birth year should be 1928
- #44 Vito Valentinetti - UER: Birth year should be 1928
- #46 Bill Henry - UER: Says Complete Major and Minor League Pitching Record, But Only Lists Major League Record
- #63 Jim Hearn - UER: Says Giants swept 1951 World Series, actually lost in 6 to Yankees
- #63 Jim Hearn - In 1954, the Giants won the World Series in a 4-game sweep, but Hearn did not appear in that series. In 1951, Hearn was the winning pitcher in Game 3 and also pitched a scoreless inning of relief in Game 6.
- #72 Bill Renna - UER: Birth year should be 1924
- #73 Ron Jackson - UER: Birth year should be 1933
- #74 Directing the Power (Jim Lemon / Cookie Lavagetto / Roy Sievers) - UER: 5th line, "drove in 107 runs", should be 114
- #80 Minnie Minoso - UER: Birth year should be 1925
- #82 Bob Boyd - UER: Back of card states born 10/1/1926; should be 10/1/1919
- #83 Bob Smith - UER: Cartoon on back applies to an outfielder instead of a pitcher
- #83 Bob Smith - A similar, but not identical, cartoon appears on card #162 for Bobby G. Smith
- #86 Bob Keegan - UER: Birth year should be 1920
- #92 Dave Philley - UER: 1st & 2nd stat line years should read "1941" and "1946"
- #101 Alex Kellner - UER: 3rd line says 7-2 record with Reds, was actually 7-3 (as seen on stat line)
- #142 Dick Stigman - UER: "fewest walks in the A.A.", should be S.A.
- #143 Willie Tasby - UER: Birth year should be 1933
- #152 Johnny Klippstein - UER: 4th line, "had his second best ERA season", was actually third best
- #154 Ray Herbert - UER: "10 years of organized ball", should be 9; Did not double 1957 Buffalo strikeout total (55/108)
- #164 Johnny Groth - UER: Had 146 ABs in 1958, not 147
- #165 Bill Bruton - UER: Birth year should be 1925
- #172 Athletics Team Card / Third Series Checklist: 177-264 - UER: 243-264 listed before 221-242
- #174 Jim Pendleton - UER: Birth year should be 1924; Should be International League in writeup.
- #194 Jim Brosnan - UER: In last two lines of text, 17 wins for 1953 Springfield was actually 17 losses, had 17 wins for 1955 Los Angeles
- #218 Roman Mejias - UER: Birth year should be 1930
- #218 Roman Mejias - UER: Birth year should be 1930
- #221 Bob Bowman - UER: Birth date should be 5/10
- #221 Bob Bowman - UER: Birth date should be 5/10
- #229 Vic Power - UER: Birth year should be 1927
- #229 Vic Power - UER: Birth year should be 1927
- #241 Billy Muffett - UER: Birth year should be 9/21/30, No-hitter was 1955
- #241 Billy Muffett - UER: Birth year should be 9/21/30, No-hitter was 1955
- #260 Early Wynn - UER: 1957 stat line, Cleveland misspelled "Cleevland"
- #260 Early Wynn - UER: 1957 stat line, Cleveland misspelled "Cleevland"
- #263 Buddy Daley - UER: Born 1933, should be 1932
- #263 Buddy Daley - UER: Born 1933, should be 1932
- #271 Orlando Pena - UER: Born 9/7/33, should be 11/17/33
- #271 Orlando Pena - UER: Born 9/7/33, should be 11/17/33
- #282 R.C. Stevens - UER: Called "Steve" in 1st line of text on back
- #282 R.C. Stevens - UER: Called "Steve" in 1st line of text on back
- #302 Don Mossi - UER: Born 1930, should be 1929
- #330 Gus Triandos - UER: 5th line of text, only played 3B for one inning in his career, and that was in 1955
- #336 Billy Loes - UER: In cartoon, 13 World Series, should be 3
- #336 Billy Loes - UER: In cartoon, 13 World Series, should be 3
- #337 George Crowe - UER: Born 1923, should be 1921
- #349 Hoyt Wilhelm - UER: Born 1923, should be 1922
- #369 Dick Tomanek - UER: Born 1920, should be 1931
- #393 Frank Lary - UER: Born 1931, should be 1930
- #395 Elston Howard - UER: Born 1930, should be 1929
- #402 Hector Lopez - UER: Born 1932, should be 1929
- #411 Whitey Lockman - UER: In cartoon on back, "first Big League game when he was 16", was actually his first minor league game
- #426 Jerry Staley - UER: "Complete" Major League Stats missing first year (1947)
- #440 Lew Burdette - #440 Lew Burette shows him posing as a left-handed pitcher, even though he threw righty, and the image is not reversed.
- #448 Vada Pinson - UER: Born 8/8/38, should be 8/11/38
- #478 Bob Clemente - His name was not Bob. He made it explicitly clear his name was Roberto. The nicknames Bob and Bobby were disrespectful to his heritage.
- #496 Wayne Terwilliger - UER: Team name misspelled "ATHLFTICS" on front
- #502 Al Dark - UER: Born 1923, should be 1922
- #541 Bob Thurman - UER: Born 1923, should be 1917
