When Being Imperfect was Perfect

Another favorite of mine is the 1977 Topps Tommy Helms card. It has him in his Oakland A’s attire. The puke green haze and the massive A’s logo on his hat (or helmet) are hard to miss. Whoever airbrushed his card must have done it late in the day and was eager to get home. I, for one, am glad that person rushed the job and created a botched card. It is truly a job well done. Sal Bando’s card in the 1977 set is one that doesn’t look too bad, but it does make his head look like a big egg. Steve Stone’s White Sox baseball card is another card that doesn’t look too bad at first glance, but if you look closely, the Sox on his hat is tilted to the right. Trying to determine which ballpark his photo was taken in (see the card’s background) could also be up for debate. The most famous airbrushed card of the 1977 Topps set was Reggie Jackson. He had played for the Orioles that year (side note, my dad and I saw him in Chicago come off the bench and hit a home run to win the game for the Orioles when they played the Chicago White Sox), but was later traded to the Yankees. This particular card looks decent compared to some of the others, how sad.