Recently on twitter I saw something about the “only two players in MLB history with the surname Moyer (Jamie and a guy named Ed from 1910)” and thought, “wasn’t there a guy in the 1972 Topps set with that last name?”
Anyway, turns out I had a post ready that was about that very player, James (Jim) Moyer, who never played in the Majors but was airbrushed for a spot in the 1972 set on a multi-player rookie card, so here goes:
If you look closely you can tell that the fine people at Topps airbrushed the pitcher into a Cleveland uniform from a San Francisco Giants one.
Moyer, who began his pro career back in 1966 with the Giants, was just picked up by Cleveland before the 1972 season started, hence the artistic necessity.
Turns out Moyer would go on to pitch another three years in Minor League ball, all in the Cleveland organization, before calling it a career after 1974.
