It's one thing to have a bat boy pose as a player or a relative stand in for an unknown player and have that slip by the quality control people at a card company and enter the Error Card Hall of Fame. But it's quite another for the wrong photo to be used for one of the most popular players in baseball history.
How exactly does this sort of thing happen? It's as if they even don't follow baseball.
The error version:
Maybe it's the shadow on Floyd's face?
And here is the corrected version:
And here are some of the new additions to my Tom Terrific collection:






How exactly does this sort of thing happen? It's as if they even don't follow baseball.
The error version:
1985 Donruss #424 Tom Seaver [Floyd Bannister Pictured]

And here is the corrected version:
1985 Donruss #424 Tom Seaver

1972 Topps #446 Tom Seaver In Action

1985 Fleer #526 Tom Seaver

1986 Donruss #609 Tom Seaver

1983 Donruss #122 Tom Seaver

1987 Donruss #375 Tom Seaver

1981 Donruss #425 Tom Seaver Career Highlights

1981 Donruss #422 Tom Seaver

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