The worst baseball card picture ever?

[Rich Falvo]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

By 1973 Topps (based on 1972) Garvey wasn't a star yet.

MY favorite is:

That one made me think of the 1958 Topps Brooks Robinson.

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[hammertime]

Originally Posted by Rich Falvo

That one made me think of the 1958 Topps Brooks Robinson.

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The modern version:

[JackR]

This has to be in the running…

[jakebeckleyoldeagleeye]

Originally Posted by JackR

This has to be in the running…

In the good old days he would have been called Jughead.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[jetsetr1]

Originally Posted by hammertime

The modern version:

Good call on the Soto. Probably the ugliest popular modern card. Reminds me of a Ferengi from Deep Space 9 smelling a fart.

48 Bowman Spahn isn't very flattering. You can land stealth bombers on his schnoz