The Man With No Name
1990 Topps Baseball
414. Frank Thomas “No name on front”
It’s a sad day in baseball as one of the 1990s biggest stars has been released a day after being benched - and as a DH no less. And while Frank Thomas may be a big-name draw for a club struggling at the gate, his days as a star player are likely over.
As a youngster, Thomas was one of the guys who I was drawn to as a new baseball fan. He was a slugger on the rise back in those days, swatting home runs, hitting for average and otherwise carrying the White Sox offense in the post-Baines era.
Today’s card is the infamous 1990 Topps “no name on front” error. I’ve yet to be able to find out where the source of these cards are, whether it be regular packs, rack packs, factory sets or whatever, but they did cause quite the stir when they began to surface.
What’s even more odd is the fact that these cards have been deemed errors rather than printing screw ups, which usually lower their value. Should you find one of these messed up rookies, they carry a hefty price tag, even with the fact that Thomas’ days in the Majors are over or almost over.
Filed under: Topps, base cards, baseball, errors, legends, rookie cards | Tagged: 1990, baseball, Chicago White Sox, Frank Thomas, no name on front error, rookie cards, Topps
I have the non-error version of the card autographed. I mailed it to him the day he was called up in 1990, and got it back very quickly. Then (within a month) he became a superstar, deluged with mail, and stopped signing TTM.
Cool story. I remember writing him a couple of years later (1993, maybe?) and getting some sort of fan club sign-up request along with my unsigned cards. There was no way I was sending him $50 or whatever it was for an autograph. I patiently waited a few more years and got an Upper Deck autograph for $15 or so a couple years ago - with the autograph on the card and not a band aid.
Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation
Anyway … nice blog to visit.
cheers, Expeditiously.