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Errer Cards - Wrong Players


Everyone is familiar with cards showing the wrong player, but here are a few I rarely see mentioned.

If you know who Pete Mackanin is you know he's white. This 2006  Topps card #287 appears to me to be Lloyd McClendon.

This 1982 Fleer card #639 honors Len Barker's perfect game pitched. The problem is that Bo Diaz (pictured on the right) didn't catch the game, Ron Hassey did.

The following 1989 Topps card #37T of Bob Geren is actually a photo of Mike Fennell. Mike played minor league ball from 1982 - 1985 making it up to Double A. I believe Mike was a bullpen catcher for the Yankees at the time of the photo. Mike was born in Saratoga Springs, NY, played college ball here in Syracuse at LeMoyne College, and reportedly lives outside Rochester in Fairport, NY.


This 1973 Topps card #360 features Gene Tenace, not Joe Rudi. In the 1972 Reds-A's World Series, Tenace was a menace to the Reds with 4 home runs, 9 RBI's, and a .348 batting average. Oh yea, the A's won the series in 7-games and Tenace won the MVP award.


Not too bad when your likeness gets confused with a future Hall of Famer. That's Tim Raines' photo in this 1982 Fleer card #207.



In this 1977 Topps card #634 the Reuschel brothers names are reversed. Paul is on the right. The brothers were Cubs teammates from 1975 - 1978.




Hope you enjoyed the post.

Be well,

CinciCuse Bill



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  1. Brett AlanApril 12, 2020 at 9:37 AM

    Man, the Joe Rudi is embarrassing, with THREE A's players clearly visible, and none of them are the correct player! Tenace is in the middle, and it's Bill North to his left (to the right from our point of view). Any idea who the other one is?

    In 2017 Eric Campbell showed up on Lucas Duda's card--there's a correction that's only in the boxed complete sets, just to mess with everyone.

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    1. CinciCuse BillApril 12, 2020 at 1:20 PM

      Good stuff Bret. I don't recognize the other player. But man, those early-mid 70's A's teams sure were a powerhouse!

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  2. FujiApril 12, 2020 at 10:31 AM

    Wow. Can't believe I never noticed that Perfect Game! card. I totally remember that game... and knew that Hassey caught for Barker. Plus I also recognize Diaz. Just never put all of the pieces together.

    P.S. I just featured that 77T Reuschel brothers card on my blog yesterday, but didn't know that Topps made a mistake in labeling them.

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    1. CinciCuse BillApril 12, 2020 at 1:28 PM

      I noticed this error when I saw a 1983 Fleer card that also acknowledges the perfect game, and it shows Barker with Hassey.

      Just saw your post from yesterday. I could use more National Beer Days!

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  3. night owlApril 12, 2020 at 4:37 PM

    Did a similar themed post for April Fool's Day last year. Rodney Scott and Pete Mackanin were included, along with others:

    http://nightowlcards.blogspot.com/2019/04/wont-get-fooled-again.html

    I didn't know about the Bob Geren one, but then 1989 Traded is one of those sets that has fallen under my radar.

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  4. BoApril 12, 2020 at 5:21 PM

    My favorite is 1983 Fleer Ed Glynn. The guy pictured is actually Bud Anderson. However you can see the jersey of a player behind Anderson, just the jersey no heard, and it's Ed Glynn!

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    1. BoApril 12, 2020 at 5:22 PM

      Also Mike Fennell died very young, of cancer in 2002.

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