The worst baseball card picture ever?

[packs]

The cropping on the 35 Goudey left Babe with a similar look:

[Beercan collector]

1973 Topps is baffling

[NiceDocter]

Here ya go

[A2000]

This is pretty awful.

[JollyElm]

Topps Rep: "How in high heck are we going to disguise the fact that Ron was traded from the Mets to their crosstown rivals, the Yanks?"

Topps Photog: "I got it!! I'll lay on the ground and shoot a picture of the underside of his chin. Marvelous!!"

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[stlcardsfan]

Originally Posted by Beercan collector

1973 Topps is baffling

That's one of the greatest action shots of all time!

Fergie Jenkins out at the plate.

[robw1959]

Not baseball, but I've always thought that this Topps card of John Block could have been better . . .

[jakebeckleyoldeagleeye]

Originally Posted by robw1959

Not baseball, but I've always thought that this Topps card of John Block could have been better . . .

And it seems like Block always signed this card in the black area with a ball point pin.

[brianp-beme]

Here is a 1920 Zeenut 'where did the ball go?' contender.

Brian

[butchie_t]

For me, it is this one.

[D. Bergin]

I think 1973 Topps has a lot of shots that would look great as an original press photo, but aren't really very aesthetically conducive to an individual player's baseball card.

[HercDriver]

I don't have one handy, but the 1977 Reuschel Brothers card looks like two high school chemistry teachers won a day on the field before the game, presumably for Teacher of the Year awards.

[Eggoman]

If Memory Serves - Kent Tekulve would not even sign this card of him...

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by HercDriver

I don't have one handy, but the 1977 Reuschel Brothers card looks like two high school chemistry teachers won a day on the field before the game, presumably for Teacher of the Year awards.

I always make sure I have this scan handy for just these occasions.

Brian

[familytoad]

I think Jonathan Winters was a genius improv comedian.
He even played a “reverse baby” in Mork and Mindy.
But I didn’t realize his first card was a 35G

Originally Posted by packs

The cropping on the 35 Goudey left Babe with a similar look:

[Leon]

By the looks of Ruth's face (1935 Goudey 4 in 1), he might be constipated!

Originally Posted by familytoad

I think Jonathan Winters was a genius improv comedian.
He even played a “reverse baby” in Mork and Mindy.
But I didn’t realize his first card was a 35G

Some of these Z's have interesting poses.

[ronniehatesjazz]

A few favorites of mine… Paul Pierce furious with making it to the NBA, Dirk introduced to American fans as a zombie, and Mariano looking more like some teenage pipsqueak taking a break from busing tables at a tacky seafood restaurant for a quick snapshot than the future greatest closer of all time… 92 Bowman is IMO one of the worst sets ever made but sadly it’s slowly becoming iconic in large part due to this card.

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[G1911]

This one always struck me as a pretty bad one.

[Leon]

Dude has no mouth or nose.

[h2oya311]

Leon - there’s probably a perfect image of Frank Chance under that button! Looks like a pre-cursor to the 1916-20 “Big Heads”.