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Posted By: Paul

Hal, I hope you get somewhere with this effort. But I don't think the July 20th date of the Rousch trade can be looked at as a definitive "no later than" date for M101-4. The set may have been distributed, for example, in September, but with a drop-dead date of July 15th to make changes to the set. That would allow the printer time to set up all of its printing equipment, run its presses, and ship its product.

There's also a possibility (though probably a small one) that the Rousch trade was simply overlooked by the publisher. And then there's the possibility of unexplained stupidity. Here's an example. On Sept. 20, 1979, Ralph Garr was traded from the White Sox to the Angels. This fact is noted on the back of his 1980 Topps card. The card even shows his stats with the Angels. But the front of the card not only shows Garr in a White Sox uniform, but lists him as a member of the White Sox.

One other thing, if you can explain why on earth Frank Chance is included in this set as the Cubs first baseman, you should get a Nobel Prize. He hadn't been with the Cubs since 1912, when he went to the Highlanders to be (mostly) there manager, though he did play occassionally. I don't know what he did in 1915. But by 1916, he was managing LA in the Pacific Coast League.