Side collection - inappropriate, awkward or infamous cards… your help?

[JollyElm]

You can do a whole slew of 'Players F*cking with the Photogs' offerings (not counting the 1968 Topps proofs of Gibson and Seaver).

For instance, RHP Lew Burdette pretending he's a lefty (and we won't mention that Lewis' name is spelled wrong)...

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Or the bat boy stand-in for Aurelio Rodriguez...

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etc., etc...

[Collectorsince62]

Blame it on The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book. There are thousands of unusual cards. We've all seen them. For years, whenever I came across an out of the ordinary card, I would put it in an album I labeled "interesting cards." At first it was just great names - Moose Skowron, Choo Choo Coleman, Oil Can Boyd, Fair Hooker. Then I just started including anything unusual - Oscar Gamble's awesome hair, the '52 Topps Gus Zernial and Clyde King cards, '64T Ray Sadecki (hilarious to us 9-year old's back in the day), dual sport guys (Conley, Debusschere, Jordan - Brian or Michael, Deion, Bo), Herb Washington as a pinch runner only, memorable physical specimens (Walt No Neck Williams, Don Mossi), at least six players holding their own card on a card, Eddie Waitkus (the Natural), Jim Morris (the Rookie), lots of cards with bats breaking, players clowning, props. I filled an entire binder and also two 800-count boxes. It's amazing how many cards, especially once the "stop and pose" practice ended, are "interesting." It sure beats the hatless head shots that seemed to dominate the 60's sets. I also have a binder dedicated to great action shots - power hitters connecting, leaping catches, diving catches, flying double play turns, home plate collisions. I'm a set collector at heart but these diversions from my primary collecting focus give me (and my grandkids) a lot of enjoyment.

[71buc]

At the risk of being offensive and real dark (let me apologize in advance) add a Ed Bouchee card, a MARK JACKSON 1990-91 Hoops Basketball Card #205 , or a 1940 Play Ball Willard Hershberger #77.

[Belfast1933]

Originally Posted by 71buc

At the risk of being offensive and real dark (let me apologize in advance) add a Ed Bouchee card, a MARK JACKSON 1990-91 Hoops Basketball Card #205 , or a 1940 Play Ball Willard Hershberger #77.

I had never read the story about Hershberger - very sad.

[philliesfan]

I don't have a scan of the card........too lazy but the 1982 Fleer Glen Hubbard snake card.

[swarmee]

Yeah, I was going to mention the one with the murderers on it, but you beat me to it.
There is another interesting card like that, that has future NHL player Patrick Kane cheering on a play 11 years before he joined the league:


1994-95 Pinnacle - [Base] #288 - Sylvain Turgeon (Young Patrick Kane in stands)
Courtesy of COMC.com

[Exhibitman]

Owning this card is proof that I am indeed ten years old.

[bocca001]

Not sports, but it is a card of a different boner.