Error cards are always fun to spot in any pack or collection. Their mistakes, while occasionally annoying, more often have a certain uniqueness or even charm, in my opinion, that makes them stand out. The errors can be very minor or sometimes very substantial, and can be made on almost any part of the card.
The error on this card is a simple misspelling of the player's name - it's actually Fariss. Later cards corrected the error, but it's still kinda fun to spot this. The photo is interesting too - it must have been taken at a tryout or an instructional league, since nobody else appears to be on the field and he's wearing a hat instead of a helmet.
There's an error on the back of this 2014 Donruss Anthony Rendon card:
401 runs scored in 98 games is certainly impressive (he actually scored 40 runs in 2013). What's more, they made this error twice: both for his season and career totals. Funnily enough, Rendon actually did top the NL in runs scored in 2014, with 111.
It took me a while to notice this one. I've never heard of the Minnseota Twins before.
This card was certainly a surprise to me. It looks like a typical 1986 Topps All-Star Lance Parrish card, right? When I turned the card around, this is what I saw:
Dale Murphy? Come again? I had to make sure I didn't accidentally pick up a second card, but I hadn't - the back was simply misprinted.
This Winfield card is even worse:
Not only was the wrong player featured on the back, but the entire reverse was printed upside down. This was something I'd never seen before. I wonder if it's worth anything.
That'll do it for today. Let me know in the comments which error card is your favorite. Thanks for reading!
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