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KenRaffensberger16 · 10-16-2015, 05:40 PM

Carl Scheib, 100th oldest currently living major leaguer
(according to Wikipedia), is pictured in his 1954 Topps
card (#118).
Carl Erskine, 99th oldest major leaguer, was originally
left out of Topps' 1953 set. That set contained 280
cards and was reprinted in 1991, but Topps added 54
players to the end of that reprint set, including about
a dozen Hall Of Famers, and among the additions
was Erskine. #s 281-334 are sometimes called
"the cards that never were". A chief distinction is that
the original 280 player cards are in color, while
black and white photos are used in the #s 281-334
add-ons. Erskine's card is # 308 in the 1991 reprints.

See some career highlights of Erskine and Scheib
on the previous page (Page 1319, Section 26378.)

10-16-2015, 05:40 PM	#26378
KenRaffensberger16 Major Leagues Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New jersey most of my life; Gulf Coast Florida since 2010. Posts: 422	The Two Carls' baseball cards Carl Scheib, 100th oldest currently living major leaguer (according to Wikipedia), is pictured in his 1954 Topps card (#118). Carl Erskine, 99th oldest major leaguer, was originally left out of Topps' 1953 set. That set contained 280 cards and was reprinted in 1991, but Topps added 54 players to the end of that reprint set, including about a dozen Hall Of Famers, and among the additions was Erskine. #s 281-334 are sometimes called "the cards that never were". A chief distinction is that the original 280 player cards are in color, while black and white photos are used in the #s 281-334 add-ons. Erskine's card is # 308 in the 1991 reprints. See some career highlights of Erskine and Scheib on the previous page (Page 1319, Section 26378.) Attached Images Last edited by KenRaffensberger16; 10-17-2015 at 12:04 AM.