1964 Topps Baseball Forum

I know that Topps produced "In Memoriam" card of Hubbs..........#550

Has anyone ever heard/read/seen anything about what would have been a "regular" 1964 card of him?  Hubbs died 2/15/1964....wouldn't Topps have already started figuring out their 1964 release by then?  (at least the earlier series')

Did he have a card tentatively in the works that was then pulled?  ( or was he slated to be a high number card anyways?....etc.)

Even more bizarre....................two years later, Topps makes a 1966 card of Dick Ellsworth (#447), and uses a picture of Hubbs by mistake!   (It appears to be the same photo they used in 1963 for his "little circle" picture on the front ....card #15)

I've not read anything regarding another base card that was pulled in favor of the memoriam. It might have just been coincidence that his card was scheduled for a 7th series release later in the year.

It still amazes me that Topps never produced a 1980 memoriam card for Thurman Munson.

I was wondering the same thing!  Munson had stats from 1979.  I'm sure there were photos to choose from.  Is he in the team picture that was used for the Yankees 1980 Team Card? 

Looks like 1st row, left side on the team card; such a shame.

I think so, too.  Munson dies 8/2/79 yet he's in the team photo for 1980 card since it's a picture of the 1979 team, Wonder when it was taken?

It could have been anytime during the first half of the season, maybe just after Spring Training.

The 1980 TCMA card of Munson's mentions the accident, so there's another embarrassing note regarding Topps decision to not include him.