Here's an absolute classic airbrush job Topps executed in 1975 for
one of the most "vibrant" team uniforms in Baseball history: a 1975
(#355) Chris Cannizzaro card in technicolor Padre-yellow!
Man! You think Topps stocked up on the mustard-yellow paint for this card or what?
(Un)funny enough, Cannizzaro never even played in 1975, as his
Major League playing days were over by the end of the previous season.
But what I don't understand is that he actually played in 26 games
with San Diego in 1974, so why wasn't Topps able to snap off a shot of
him in Padre yellow for his 1975 card?
I tell you, the guy doing the airbrushing job here did a thorough
job, as I cannot tell at all what uniform he was actually wearing in the
photo before they painted it. Usually you can see some part of the
original photo peeking through.
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| Man, dig that crazy mustard uniform! |
As for Cannizzaro, here's a little trivia: he was actually an
original New York Met in 1962 as well as an original San Diego Padre in
1969, becoming the very first Padre player selected for an all-star game
the very same year.
