1974 Topps Deckle Dating: Willie McCovey

A decent attempt, but clearly an airbrushed SD logo. What kind of BS will Topps give us for the date?

The exact same BS they used for Bobby Tolan! Same wrong date, same wrong ballpark. 

McCovey and Tolan, as well as Glenn Beckert and Matty Alou, were the big off-season pickups for the Padres to improve on their 60-102 1973 record. The strategy was unsuccessful, as the team again went 60-102. They did have a nice improvement in '75, to 71-91, with McCovey and young star Dave Winfield leading the San Diego attack.