1953 Bowman B&W

[Volod]

Now, if Corwin had been in the B/W set as well, that would have made for some interesting speculation: George Moll's nephew?

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by Volod

Now, if Corwin had been in the B/W set as well, that would have made for some interesting speculation: George Moll's nephew?

Not sure why he was picked to fill a hole-Bowman did not restart their 16 card cycle pattern through each team until 1954 so it's not like they needed a NYG. My best guess is they had to pull a card right before printing (not uncommon in the Topps vs Bowman era), needed a picture right quick and his was handy.

[tedzan]

Starting with the 1949 Bowman BB set, there was a team sequence pattern in their design, in which a given team would repeat every 16 cards.
For example, 1949 #1 is Bickford (Boston Braves)....#17 is Torgeson (Boston Braves), etc., etc. A similar pattern exists in the 1950, 1951, 1952
and 1954 BB sets. While this sequence was not strictly adhered to throughout in some of these sets, it is apparent that the cards were not just
arbitrarily assigned.

However, as Dave H. pointed out, the 1953 Color set does not appear to follow such a team sequence pattern. So, regarding the two Al Corwin
cards, the bio on their backs is identical (except that "December" is misspelled...."Recember" in the #126 card).
Furthermore, Corwin's Lifetime Stats. (in both cards) do not reflect his 1951 season Stats.

That's all folks....as I see it.


.......... #126 ................................................. # 149




TED Z

[Volod]

Good point, Ted. Didn't they also arrange the selection in order of team standings - Yankees, Dodgers usually the first card? Then, in '53, first card is Dave Williams of the Giants for some reason.