1966 Don Sutton RC: Why no Dodgers logo on his hat?

[Anthony]

Just curious. I bought his RC hoping to get him to sign it sometime this year. I got his signature two years in a row, so I figured I would spring for his RC (cost me a whole $6 delivered) just in case he signs again (I collect IP Auto RCs).

So, why is there no Dodgers logo on his hat on his RC? Was he drafted by another team and traded? Anyone know?

Thanks in advance,
Anthony

 

[Ryan The Orange]

Not sure why, but found this from Baseball Reference.

Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1964.

 

[reljac]

Found this on Dean's Cards in reference to the 1968 set, but I'm pretty sure it's applicable.

If all else failed, and Topps was forced to use a photo of a player in an outdated uniform, Topps would simply “black out” the emblem on the players cap. This was clearly the last resort, because it looked so terrible. Because there were expansion years for baseball, the 1961, 1962 and 1969 Topps sets feature quite a few cards of players with airbrushed or blacked out logos or missing hats. Topps had little choice but to use these inferior images, as they did not have current photos of the players.

 

[ChasHawk]

Happens a lot in my experience.

You can tell topps fudged the hat on this one:

and just didn't have uniform pics to use on these: