But first the original as released by Topps:
Now the re-do:
The irony is that Duncan never ended up appearing in a game with the White Sox.
As a matter of fact he never ended up appearing in another Major League game period, moving on to become a celebrated coach later on.
Before the 1977 season Duncan, who played the previous two seasons with the Baltimore Orioles, was traded straight up for Pat Kelly.
But on March 30th, just before the season started, the White Sox released Duncan, who decided to retire and finish up his 11-year playing career.
Originally up with the Kansas City Athletics in 1964 as an 18-year old, Duncan had a decent career, hitting as many as 19 home runs one season and making the American League All-Star team in 1971.
After his days with the A’s he went to the Cleveland Indians for two years in 1973 and 1974, before his stint with Baltimore the following two seasons.
Of course, he will always be remembered as the celebrated pitching coach between 1979 and 2011, generally while working with Hall of Fame manager Tony LaRussa, in which he’d list no less than four Cy Young winners under his guidance and being a part of three World Champion teams: 1989 A’s and 2006 & 2011 St. Louis Cardinals.
