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JollyElm 05-14-2015 10:18 PM

Hammerin' Hank, Topps did it to ye at least twice!!!!
 
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We all know that Hank Aaron's 1957 card was a reverse negative error and mistakenly showed him as a lefty batter…but I only realized today that Topps messed up and did the same thing 7 years later on the NL Batting Leaders card. He's batting lefty there, too!! It's been staring us right in the face for over half a century, but I have never heard it brought up before (could be wrong). That symmetrical 'M' on his hat really screwed over the fine folks at Topps, methinks. Weird.

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brewing 05-15-2015 06:34 AM

Wow, good catch. Of course there is the possibility that he was toying with the photographer ala' Lew Burdette.

Gr8Beldini 05-15-2015 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by brewing (Post 1411329)
Wow, good catch. Of course there is the possibility that he was toying with the photographer ala' Lew Burdette.

No, because this is they same picture they used for his '64 Coin Insert. He is batting righty on the coin.

JollyElm 05-15-2015 04:28 PM

And his face and teeth look markedly 'off,' so it is definitely a reverse negative.

brewing 05-15-2015 08:30 PM

I was just saying it was plausible.
Great catch Darren.


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