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Amazin69 · 12-17-2011, 09:34 PM

Throneberry's "Red Sox" image in the Batters Pack has him wearing a Senators cap…but as seen below (the "completed-swing" picture), it actually IS a Sox image; after he was traded during the 1957 season, Topps airbrushed a "W" on the cap, and rushed it out as Faye's 1957 "Senators" card, presumably believing that people couldn't tell the "TON" on a Boston uni from the "TON" on a Washington suit.

I've also included the "pre-swing" images, as I'm not much of a fan of "post-swing" shots, but I included those for comparison's sake.

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12-17-2011, 09:34 PM	#13781
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 3,786 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Faye Throneberry 1952 Throneberry's "Red Sox" image in the Batters Pack has him wearing a Senators cap…but as seen below (the "completed-swing" picture), it actually IS a Sox image; after he was traded during the 1957 season, Topps airbrushed a "W" on the cap, and rushed it out as Faye's 1957 "Senators" card, presumably believing that people couldn't tell the "TON" on a Boston uni from the "TON" on a Washington suit. I've also included the "pre-swing" images, as I'm not much of a fan of "post-swing" shots, but I included those for comparison's sake.