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Merkle923 · 11-13-2014, 03:35 PM

That's easily explained. Through 1972 Topps did not prepare, print, or distribute all a given year's cards all at once. They were produced in Series, with the first hitting stores around March 1. To meet that deadline the cards had to be printed by, say, December 7. If a player in the first series was traded to a new team on November 15 Topps might have time to swap in a new, airbrushed photo. If he was dealt on November 30, they might just ink out the logo on the cap and change the team ID. In Pete Burnside's case he was traded on December 5 - only enough time to change the front text line "Washington Senators" to "Baltimore Orioles."

11-13-2014, 03:35 PM	#23483
Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,185	Topps Caps That Don't Match Team ID That's easily explained. Through 1972 Topps did not prepare, print, or distribute all a given year's cards all at once. They were produced in Series, with the first hitting stores around March 1. To meet that deadline the cards had to be printed by, say, December 7. If a player in the first series was traded to a new team on November 15 Topps might have time to swap in a new, airbrushed photo. If he was dealt on November 30, they might just ink out the logo on the cap and change the team ID. In Pete Burnside's case he was traded on December 5 - only enough time to change the front text line "Washington Senators" to "Baltimore Orioles."