1974 Washington National League
 

I found this while doing some unrelated research in Sporting News archives available at Paper of Record in the research section of the SABR page. Interesting initial perspective on the Topps Washington fiasco.

The article implies it was only 2 sheets which were printed with the Washington designation, but in fact the 1st three sheets were initially printed this way (the article does get the names of the impact players correct).

Overlooked is the fact that all 5 sheets were initially formatted with "Washington", and later changed. The remaining 2 sheets were never meant to be printed with "Washington" designators, but that pesky Freisleben snuck through because someone didn't look at the 4-player rookie cards too closely (wish that same someone didn't notice the Winfield).

Anyway, thought it was a neat find.

1974 Washington
 

Now with promised image!

3rd time the charm?
 

Finally...formatting issues.

Maybe this time? How do I delete posts?? I need a beer...it's been a long day...

I feel your pain, bro - thanks for sticking with it - I enjoyed the article. Maybe someday the admin will allow uploads larger than 78 kb, eh?

Thanks for posting it

Funnily enough, I posted about some of this a week ago: http://www.thetoppsarchives.com/2020...ng-spaces.html


Here is Freisleben modeling the proposed road uniform:

So YOU'RE the Topps Archives guy? LOVE your site!

Yes- and thanks!

I don't know whether to thank you or blame you for how much wasted time I have spent on your site. :D

TSN was my bible back in the day.

You can do both!

Thanks for the pic, Dave, but, man, those pajama uni's were really the pits. Were the MLB owners using fashion design school dropouts for fresh ideas in the '70's, or what?

It would get worse-just ask the White Sox!

Yeah, in many ways, Bill Veeck was a marketing genius, but those White Sox uni's with the Little Lord Fountleroy collars, shorts and kneesocks were hilariously awful. Veeck must have been insanely bitter by the late '70's to have inflicted that stuff on his players and Chicago fans.:(

Honus Wagner
 

Notice the last line in the story - The asking price for a Honus Wagner card is $1100.