Embarrassing cards

[swarmee]

Show the cards that should never have been printed: player swinging through a strike, committing an error, with their fly open, with out of focus players in the shot, etc.

Here's one:
http://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1973/Topps/456/Dick-Green.jpg?id=c95197bd-ed96-460a-9c53-a1a5902cf230&size=original (http://www.comc.com/Cards/Baseball/1973/Topps/456/Dick_Green/1844864)
1973 Topps #456 - Dick Green
Courtesy of COMC.com (http://www.comc.com)

[Peter_Spaeth]

Always thought this was a bit much.

[EldoEsq]

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n123/eldoesq/BB%20Cards/KeithComstock.jpg (http://s111.photobucket.com/user/eldoesq/media/BB%20Cards/KeithComstock.jpg.html)

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[ALR-bishop]

Card 134 of the 64 set purports to show Mantle hitting a "clutch" home run off Cardinal Barney Schultz but in fact shows him whiffing on a Bob Gibson fastball

[swarmee]

http://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1965/Topps/134/Mickey-Mantle.jpg?id=c8084553-588f-4ca3-9795-d5229c781df7&size=original (http://www.comc.com/Cards/Baseball/1965/Topps/134/Mickey_Mantle/1822293/REVIEWED/DCR/EX-MT)
1965 Topps #134 - Mickey Mantle [EX*MT]
Courtesy of COMC.com (http://www.comc.com)

Yep, you can see the catcher's bare hand covering the mitt.

http://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1973/Topps/410/Willie-McCovey.jpg?id=baf96147-1d1d-496d-875d-4b1f6b140f14&size=original (http://www.comc.com/Cards/Baseball/1973/Topps/410/Willie_McCovey/1844816/REVIEWED/COMC/G-VG-EX)
1973 Topps #410 - Willie McCovey [Good*to*VG‑EX]
Courtesy of COMC.com (http://www.comc.com)

McCovey is tracking a foul ball, with his eyes completely shadowed, as far as I can tell.

The 1972 Clemente In Action is a classic, but was definitely intended.

http://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1972/Topps/442/Thurman-Munson-(In-Action).jpg?id=b5267ea3-52f5-424b-a5ec-72e2bd63c1de&size=original (http://www.comc.com/Cards/Baseball/1972/Topps/442/Thurman_Munson_(In_Action)/1842252/REVIEWED/DCR/VG)
1972 Topps #442 - Thurman Munson (In Action) [VG]
Courtesy of COMC.com (http://www.comc.com)

This, however, shows little to any action.

[Kurri17]

Great topic, and the OP pic of the Dick Green card is the first one I think of on this topic (of course, I was an A's fan as a kid living in Cali). Always thought it was unjust, as Green was a tremendous fielder.

[pclpads]

Don't have copies to post, but two that come to mind are '58T Red Wilson and '64T Sadecki. The former looks like he has a t*t peaking out of his uni; the latter has the word, "ass" on a bg billboard.

[ALR-bishop]

http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj555/Bishop539/18f30285-6e71-4284-9ee9-21e539953661_zpsmnw8gpmd.jpg
http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj555/Bishop539/1959944_zpsgd8b4fds.jpg
http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj555/Bishop539/WhitenOldClothes761_zps6f7f31d6.jpg
http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj555/Bishop539/img627_zps7d982a44.jpg
http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj555/Bishop539/img156-1.jpg
http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj555/Bishop539/img230.jpg
http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj555/Bishop539/img219.jpg
http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj555/Bishop539/img186.jpg

[jason.1969]

This pic is Aaron's HR to clinch the pennant, as corrected in the Nu Cards set of the following year.http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160527/9239689ac9f410e1247759e5ff4b234c.jpg

[Robs70sCards]

http://caimages.collectors.com/psacertimages/38029_1600x950.jpg 1972 Topps Ron Bryant In Action

Pitcher Ron Bryant would go 14-7 in 1972 and win 24 game in 1973...but your "In Action" shot is you....bunting....for an out.....

[begsu1013]

http://caimages.collectors.com/psaimages/26029/23927942/90marion10.jpg

[irv]

http://caimages.collectors.com/psaimages/26029/23927942/90marion10.jpg

LOL. I assume that card was later edited?

[begsu1013]

it was. older scan, but here's the corrected version:

http://caimages.collectors.com/psaimages/26029/21328528/90marion9proset.jpg

[irv]

it was. older scan, but here's the corrected version:

http://caimages.collectors.com/psaimages/26029/21328528/90marion9proset.jpg

Any idea how long they were around before being edited?

Funny card to own.:)

[pokerplyr80]

I've seen that one before. Doesn't get much more embarrassing than that.

[rgpete]

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