Didja ever notice...

[Tom S.]

If I remember correctly, the 67 Topps Milt Pappas is the only card in that set that doesn't have a facsimile signature on it...

[mrmopar]

The 74 Houk manager card has no staff shown, like the others did.

[ALR-bishop]

Neat factoids guys

[quitcrab]

I think the whole 1967 Topps first series has no dot between the players name and position... the rest of the set does have the dot between name and position.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by mrmopar

The 74 Houk manager card has no staff shown, like the others did.

It's funny you bring up Ralph Houk (and the lack of coaches is a very cool detail), because he looks completely out of place, basically appearing in Yankees pinstripes with a Tigers' 'D' airbrushed onto his hat...

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...but that's nothing compared to the man he replaced in Detroit, Billy Martin, who moved to the Rangers (and took Fowler and Silvera with him). His picture is from the very same photoshoot as his 1973 Tigers card (it was obviously snapped only moments before or after that one, with the backgrounds containing the very same players/elements), with a god-awful hat retouching job ("Quick!! Somebody get me more blue paint!!!")...

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[Tripredacus]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

It's funny you bring up Ralph Houk (and the lack of coaches is a very cool detail), because he looks completely out of place, basically appearing in Yankees pinstripes with a Tigers' 'D' airbrushed onto his hat...

This is worse IMO:

[Bigdaddy]

Originally Posted by Tripredacus

This is worse IMO:

And although his neck does appear short, this card explicitly shows that he does indeed have a neck. Walt 'No Neck' Williams.