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1957 Topps
Trivia |
- The first Topps set to use color photographs.
- This was the first Topps set to use the now standard 2 1/2" by 3 1/2" card size.
- This was the last Topps base set to feature regular season cards of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- #6 Hector Lopez - UER: Birthyear should be 1929
- #7 Luis Aparicio - UER: 21 Stolen Bases in 1956
- #8 Don Mossi - UER: Birthyear should be 1929
- #9 Johnny Temple - UER: last line should read "in 1948 at Morganton with a .316 mark."
- #20 Hank Aaron - Card #20 of Hank Aaron shows him as a left-handed batter - the negative was reversed inadvertently.
- #20 Hank Aaron - UER: Reversed image
- #26 Bob Boyd - UER: Back of card states born October 1, 1925; should be October 1, 1919
- #73 George Crowe - UER: Born "March 22, 1923", should be "March 22, 1921"
- #76 Bob Clemente - His name was not Bob. He made it explicitly clear his name was Roberto. The nicknames Bob and Bobby were disrespectful to his heritage.
- #87 Tom Gorman - UER: 7th line; 3/4 of his time as a reliefer
- #98 Al Dark - UER: Birth year should read "1922"
- #113 Wilmer Mizell - UER: 1st line, Vinegar misspelled "Vinigar"
- #132 Art Ditmar - UER: 9th line should read "the Athletics in '54."
- #138 Minnie Minoso - UER: Birth year should read "1925"
- #143 Andy Pafko - UER: 2nd line should read "...Majors back in '43..."
- #151 Willie Miranda - UER: Birth year should read "1926"
- #154 Red Schoendienst - UER: 1947 AVG should read ".253"
- #167 Vic Power - UER: Birth year should read "1927"
- #168 Frank Lary - UER: Birth year should read "1930"
- #169 Herb Plews - UER: Birth year should read "1928"
- #172 Gene Woodling - UER: 1950 At Bats (AB) should read "449"
- #180 Gus Bell - UER: last sentence should read "A 4-man trade..."
- #195 Bobby Avila - UER: Last line should read "Bobby needed..."
- #196 Larry Jackson - Mickey Mantle mentioned on card back
- #196 Larry Jackson - UER: 7th line should read "...with 28 wins..."
- #201 Sandy Amoros - UER: Birth year should read "1930"
- #203 Hoyt Wilhelm - UER: Born "July 26, 1923", should be "July 26, 1922"
- #203 Hoyt Wilhelm - UER: The write-up on the back says Wilhelm led the National League in Win-Loss Percentage in 1951, which is incorrect since he was still at AAA Minneapolis that year. The NL leader in 1951 was Preacher Roe (.880).
- #203 Hoyt Wilhelm - UER: "1951" should be "1952" in 3rd line of text on back
- #212 Rocco Colavito - UER: 10th line should read "...total of 68 homers..."
- #222 Alex Grammas - UER: Birth year should read "1926"
- #228 Smoky Burgess - UER: Name misspelled "Smokey" in bio on back
- #240 Hank Bauer - UER: 3rd sentence batting averages should read ".313" and ".305" respectively
- #242 Charley Neal - UER: 7th line should read "...in 1951, he hit .323"
- #255 Charlie Silvera - UER: Birth year should read "1924"
- #275 Cleveland Indians - UER: 1928 pennant won by Yankees
- #275 Cleveland Indians - UER: Pennant wins, "1928" should read "1948"
- #279 Bob Thurman - UER: Birth year should read "1917"
- #314 Ed Bouchee - UER: birth State should be Montana
- #327 Jim Pendleton - UER: birthyear should be 1924
- #354 Rip Coleman - UER: 9-8 with Kansas City, should be 13-16; 1953 stats listed twice
- #362 Roman Mejias - UER: Birthyear should be 1925
- #364 Cal McLish - UER: 1944 season missing in stats
- #383 Juan Pizarro - UER: Called Raul in text on back
- #387 Jack Sanford - UER: Says 4 hitter against Cubs was only outing of 1956, pitched in 3 games
