1965 Topps

Total Cards: 598

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1965 Topps

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• Last set to include Milwaukee Braves cards.
• Last year that $0.01 packs containing 1 card were made available.
• Features the rookie card for the first Japanese MLB player Masanori Murakami.
  
  Features the rookie cards for Hall of Famers Joe Morgan, Steve Carlton, Jim "Catfish" Hunter, and Tony Perez.
• Houston Astros cards in 1st series read HOUSTON on the pennant on front as they changed their name in December 1964.
• A strip of three Topps Transfers were inserted into each baseball card pack.
• #2 National League 1964 Batting Leaders (Bob Clemente / Rico Carty / Hank Aaron) - Clemente's name was not Bob. He made it explicitly clear his name was Roberto. The nicknames Bob and Bobby were disrespectful to his heritage.
• #2 National League 1964 Batting Leaders (Bob Clemente / Rico Carty / Hank Aaron) - UER: Al Spangler misspelled "Spankler" on back; right column, fifth from bottom
• #4 National League 1964 Home Run Leaders (Willie Mays / Billy Williams / Johnny Callison / Orlando Cepeda / Jim Hart) - UER: "N.Y." should be "S.F." for team for Willie Mays in 1st row of 1st column on back
• #74 Red Sox 1965 Rookie Stars (Rico Petrocelli / Jerry Stephenson) - UER: "switch-hitting" should be "righthanded-hitting" in 1st line of text for Petrocelli on back
• #76 Sam McDowell - UER: "September 21, 1945" should be "September 21, 1942" as birthdate on back
• #97 Pedro Gonzalez - UER: "Dec. 12, 1938" should be "Dec. 12, 1937" as birthdate on back
• #157 Zoilo Versalles - UER: "December 18, 1940" should be "December 18, 1939" as birthdate on back
• #158 Dick Sisler - UER: Bio on back does not include playing career with Cincinnati (11 games)
• #160 Bob Clemente - UER: 1960 team misspelled "Pittsburfh"
• #160 Bob Clemente - Clemente's name was not Bob. He made it explicitly clear his name was Roberto. The nicknames Bob and Bobby were disrespectful to his heritage.
• #176 Willie McCovey - UER: "May 6, 1931" should be "January 10, 1938" as birthdate on back
• #262 Bud Daley - UER: "October 7, 1933" should be "October 7, 1932" as birthdate on back, "1969" should be "1959" in stats on back
• #311 Orlando Pena - UER: "November 17, 1935" should be "November 17, 1933" as birthdate on back
• #314 Sterling Slaughter - UER: "Batting" should be "Pitching" in heading for stats on back
• #328 Eddie Fisher - UER: ".302" should be "3.02" for ERA for 1964 in stats on back
• #442 Vic Power - UER: "November 1, 1931" should be "November 1, 1927" as birthdate on back
• #462 Lew Krausse - Card #462 shows Pete Lovrich, and not Lew Krausse.
• #513 New York Yankees - UER: "Hits - B. Richardson: .267" should be "Hits - B. Richardson: 181" on back
• #523 Mike Brumley - Mike Brumley was named to the 1964 Topps All-Star Rookie Team but his #523 card is missing the trophy designation.
• #532 Hector Lopez - UER: "July 8, 1932" should be "July 8, 1929" as birthdate on back