Bob Haider posted this most unusual card on Facebook a couple days ago. James Tabor’s 1947 card looks like it went through a blender. As Bob asks, “How many unusual things do you see in this 1947 Jim Tabor card?”. An apparent victim of a printing error, he has plenty of them.
The most glaring errors on Tabor’s 1947 card:
- 21-7
- 22-26
- 24-9
- 43-8
- 44-14
- 55-34
- 62-31
- 64-35
After studying the card a bit, it seems to me that every number in the ranges 21-25, 41-45 and 61-65 was inadvertently moved up one spot and the last one was repeated. All other numbers seem to be appropriate including 25-26, 45-46 and 65-66.
Tabor batted .235 for the Phillies in 1947, his last season of his 9-year career.
Again, this card which was published in 2012 was an obvious error and most likely corrected by the APBA Company at some point. Regardless, this is one of the weirdest cards I’ve ever seen.
thanks, Bob!
