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1975 Topps
Trivia |
- In 1975, Topps released a smaller version of it's base set in the midwest an west coast. 'Minis' are card-for-card reproductions but measure 2 1/4" by 3 1/8".
- The two big rookies in this set are George Brett and Robin Yount. Other notable rookies include: Mike Hargrove, Jim Rice, Gary Carter, Fred Lynn and Keith Hernandez.
- #30 Bert Blyleven - UER: "Bert Rikalbert Blyleven" should be "Rik Aalbert Blyleven" as full name on back
- #33 Dusty Baker - UER: "Groves' " should be "Grove's" in cartoon on back
- #46 Philadelphia Phillies / Danny Ozark - UER: Terry Harmon listed as #339, should be #399
- #73 J.R. Richard - UER: Born "3-27-50", should be "3-7-50"
- #106 Mike Hargrove - UER: 70 AB in 1972 should be 243; 130 AB in 1973 should be 456 in stats on back
- #120 Steve Busby - Card #120 of Steve Busby shows Fran Healy.
- #204 1966 MVPs (Frank Robinson / Bob Clemente) - Clemente's name was not Bob. He made it explicitly clear his name was Roberto. The nicknames Bob and Bobby were disrespectful to his heritage.
- #274 Vicente Romo - UER: Born on "5-21-43", should be "4-12-43"
- #300 Reggie Jackson - Reggie Jackson #300 should have an all star designation on it, as he was a starter.
- #357 Ken Forsch - UER: "Fursch" should be "Forsch" in 3rd line of text on back
- #358 Al Bumbry - UER: "Matanzas, Cuba" should be "Rybnik, Slovakia" in cartoon on back
- #372 John D'Acquisto - John D'Acquisto was named to the 1974 Topps All-Star Rookie Team but his #372 card is missing the trophy designation.
- #386 Checklist: 265-396 - UER: "Dick Sahron" should be "Dick Sharon" for card #293 on front
- #407 Herb Washington - #407 Herb Washington is listed as a "pinch runner" since he was strictly used for pinch running and never had a plate appearance in his two-year career. No other player with at least one baseball card has had "Pinch Runner" listed as his position.
- #408 Clyde Wright - UER: "Angels" should be "Brewers" for 1974 in stats on back
- #443 Minnesota Twins / Frank Quilici - UER: "521" should be "621" as card number for Juan Veintidos on back
- #449 Charlie Williams - UER: "60 in." should be "6 in." in cartoon on back
- #491 Doyle Alexander - UER: "9-5-50" should be "9-4-50" as birthdate on back
- #532 Gorman Thomas - UER: ".214" should be ".241" as AVG for 1972 in stats on back
- #584 Mike Garman - UER: "shutouts" should be "strikeouts" in cartoon on back
- #604 Oscar Zamora - UER: " '73 E.R.A. leader" should be " '74 E.R.A. leader" in cartoon on back
- #622 1975 Rookie Outfielders (Ed Armbrister / Fred Lynn / Tom Poquette / Terry Whitfield) - UER: "Ney York Yankees" should be "New York Yankees" as team for Whitfield on back
- #623 1975 Rookie Infielders (Phil Garner / Keith Hernandez / Bob Sheldon / Tom Veryzer) - UER: "Bats: Right" should be "Bats: Left" for Hernandez on back
- #626 Larry Haney -
Card #626 does not show Larry Haney, but Dave Duncan instead. - #631 Lee Lacy - UER: "ERA" should be "AVG" as heading for last column in stats on back
- #654 Jerry Terrell - UER: "Tommy" should be "Tommie" in cartoon on back
