T206 Hugh Duffy Question

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Posted By: Mike McGrail

Greetings from Windmill Country,

As you Monster collectors know, Hugh Duffy is one of the many HOFers who appear in the T206 set. His only card lists him as playing for Chicago Amer. Judging from the possible backs of this card, it was issued in the 460 series. Therefore in 1911. All normal up until now.

What is strange is that Hugh Duffy ...
... played his last game in 1906, long before the T206s were released.
... never played for the Chicago team of the AL. He did play for the Chicago team of the NL from 1888 to 1889 and in the Chicago team of the PL in 1890.

So the $64,000 question is ... How did Hugh find his way onto a late series T206 card listing a team that he never played for?

Can anyone help here? Am I missing something obvious?

Ciao for now,

Mike