The odd, the interesting… cards that have a hellluva story

[brewing]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

1. This one is known by everyone, but how about the 1969 Topps #653 Aurelio Rodriguez card where the photograph actually shows the bat boy. A pretty funny switcheroo.

2. Speaking of the ole switcheroo, the 1959 Topps #440 Lew Burdette (a noted righty posing as a southpaw) could be one of a series where the players are shown purposely using the wrong hand.

Those 2 are some of my favorites.

1. Topps messed up again with an Angels rookie when they put Gary Pettis' brother on his 1985 card.

2. Once this happened, many players tried to trick the Topps photographer. I believe there's a 1969 proof of Seaver pitching lefty.

[Zach Wheat]

Not Post-war and well not even a card in the normal sense - but interesting none the less. Sorry coudn't resist....

From SCP Auctons....

This rare 1914 Detroit Tigers team panoramic photograph features the legendary Ty Cobb, not once, but twice. Cobb was in his prime, and therefore able to outrace the photographer as he panned from one end of the player lineup to the other. In the old days when this photo was taken, it was necessary for the players to stand still for several seconds as the exposure was completed. This allowed for Cobb to be captured at one end of the picture when the camera shutter opened and sprint behind the camera to the other end before the camera caught up with him. Thus, he appears in the photo twice.

[quitcrab]

Originally Posted by Zach Wheat

Not Post-war and well not even a card in the normal sense - but interesting none the less. Sorry coudn't resist....

From SCP Auctons....

This rare 1914 Detroit Tigers team panoramic photograph features the legendary Ty Cobb, not once, but twice. Cobb was in his prime, and therefore able to outrace the photographer as he panned from one end of the player lineup to the other. In the old days when this photo was taken, it was necessary for the players to stand still for several seconds as the exposure was completed. This allowed for Cobb to be captured at one end of the picture when the camera shutter opened and sprint behind the camera to the other end before the camera caught up with him. Thus, he appears in the photo twice.

I am skeptical about Cobb moving during the exposure from one side of the photo to the other. I would think in the daylight in 1914 the exposure time would be a second or two.. or less…. And even if it was a longer exposure Cobb would appear as a “ ghost image “ on both sides of the photo since he didn’t stay stationary for the exposure. Edvard Muybridge was able to successfully stop the action of a horse running in the late 1800s so fast shutter and stop action photography was around well before 1914. Maybe Cobb was printed a second time on the photo in the darkroom with a second negative ?

[stlcardsfan]

Here are a couple of good stories that fit this thread:

https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.co...d-revelations/

https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.co...ll-team-cards/

[frankhardy]

How about these two Michael Jordan cards? These two cards are from the exact same set. These photographs were snapped at the exact same instant, from two different photographers from two different angles.