1970 59 Dick Ellsworth
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| Dick Ellsworth |
The photo is an example of bad airbrushing. The dark spot on the front of the cap is not a shadow. The bill is well-lit. The Topps art department colored over the Boston logo on the front of the cap. The deception was for nothing, as Ellsworth played only a part of the 1970 season in Cleveland. He finished 1970 in Milwaukee. Of course, none of his Brewer teammates were pictured as Brewers that year either.
Ellsworth had been with Boston until April 1969, when he was traded to Cleveland with Ken Harrelson and Juan Pizarro for Sonny Siebert, Vicente Romo and Joe Azcue. His departure for Milwaukee in August 1970 was a simple cash deal.
The Jim Maloney mentioned in the cartoon had won his last game by the time this card was in packs. Ellsworth never won another game after going to Milwaukee.
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