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08-24-2023, 05:30 PM
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Topps Bubble (Gum) Headed
The dreaded headshot. Are there any collectors who actually enjoy them?
Here's a silly little playful undertaking... • I've always noticed how many of Ernie Banks' Topps cards focused in on his noggin, so I went on-line and screengrabbed the 'regular' ones (no All-Stars, etc.) that could be rightfully called headshots. Since there is no actual definition as to what a baseball card headshot is, for these purposes let's say that a minimum of 40-50% of the top-to-bottom active image area has to be taken up by his head (and hat when shown). • 'Mr. Cub's' playing career on Topps cards ran from 1954 to 1971, so a total of 18 seasons. Remarkably, 11 of those years saw his cards relegated to cranium-centric shots, or a whopping 61% of the total!! That would seem pretty extreme. As a career percentage, are there any other Hall-of-Famers whose cards were as 'headstrong' as Ernie's?? erniebanksheadshots.jpg
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