David wrote an excellent article on how Topps was rushing to fill the "2nd series" which we now refer to as the 6th series in this article:
https://www.thetoppsarchives.com/sea...pps%20Baseball
Great research and information David. Maybe Sy meant to add Wally Berger....Sy had previously referenced Wally as his favorite player. However, at the time Topps was filling out the 6th series subject list, they were scrambling. They had even added Paul Richards who last played with the Detroit Tigers in 1946, so it was not unusual to add an inactive player. Berger last played in 1940 with Philly.