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Old 11-02-2012, 11:11 PM   #17012
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Re "1964 Wayne Graham Mets Card"

Very nice work cochise! (And Mark.) And what I'm about to say in no way diminishes this…but these are the sort of things you know about your team as a fan.

As a "1964" card, it's logical that Topps would be using a 1963 photo of Graham. But the Mets didn't have numbers on the front of the 1962-1963 uniforms. And, even if you postulate that this was a "late series" card issued in August with a 1964 uniform, the 1964 (and 1965) unis had a special World's Fair/Shea Stadium sleeve patch, in place of the regular Mets logo you depict. This particular combination (number on the front, Mets logo on the sleeve) didn't debut until 1966; Casey never wore that. (And neither did Wayne Graham.)

Here's Greg Goossen modeling a 1964-1965 Mets uniform, as an example:

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And here's Chris Canizzaro in a 1963 uniform (no front number, no sleeve patch of any kind), for comparison:

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And, finally, Darrell Sutherland in the 1966-1973 combination shown on the card:

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Again, just nitpicking brought on by fannish attachment. My admiration for the quality of the work still stands. Thanks again.

(And RIP Pascual! So sad.)
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