1961 Topps
Total Cards: 587
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Overview | Checklist | Teams | Errors / Variations | Hall of Famers | Rookies | Inserts and Related Sets | Comments | Packaging | Pricing | Sell Sheets / Ads | Trivia | Videos | Forum | External Links | Change Log | Contributors | Glossary | Gallery | Card Rankings | Collection Summary
1961 Topps
Trivia |
- 1st set to include Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota Twins cards.
- First set that featured Checklists, League Leaders, and Topps Rookie All-Star trophy cards.
Hall of Fame rookie cards for Billy Williams, Juan Marichal and Ron Santo.
Set featured 6 different Mickey Mantle cards. - Frank Howard was named to the 1960 Topps All-Star Rookie Team but his #280 card is missing the trophy designation.
- Cards #426, 587, and 588 were not issued.
#426 was supposed to be the Braves team; that card was instead issued #463 - the same as Jack Fisher. - Sherman Jones' card #161 is actually Eddie Fisher.
The card for Dutch Dotterer #332 shows his own brother Tommy instead. - First set to include the new Washington Senators, an expansion team to replace the team that moved and became the Minnesota Twins.
- Packs of cards also contained two Topps Stamps. The stamps could be collected into an album which was available for an additional 10 cents.
