1997 Topps
Total Cards: 495
Rating: 6.2 (79 votes)
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Notes: Distributed as Series 1 (#1-276) and Series 2 (#276(b)-496). #7 was retired by Topps in honor of Mickey Mantle and does not exist. Set contains two each of #61 and #276 due to misnumbering errors of #... more
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Trivia |
- Card #333 features the last Topps card of Hall of Famer Eddie Murray.
- Card #42 is a tribute to Jackie Robinson and the 50th anniversary of his signing with the Dodgers.
- There is no #84 card in this set. It was supposed to be Mike Fetters, but his card was given the same #61 as Kevin Elster.
- There is no #277 card in this set. It was supposed to be Chipper Jones, but his card was given the same #276 as a checklist.
- First Topps baseball set without card #7 after it was "retired' in honor of Mickey Mantle
- The Prospects cards in Series 1 (200-207) can be found in two different versions, with upside-down backs.
User Comments |
These card fronts are very sharp with crisp photographs. The backs are aligned nicely and easy to read. A great change from the previous few years from Topps, which all had some wild and hard to read fonts. I think that was a 1990s thing and not a good thing! | ||
Just submitted a variation addition request. All the 200-207 Prospects subset cards do indeed have flipped fronts as I've just completed the full run. kesslerm is right re: correct version, as the Series 2 subset has all cards with the PROSPECTS banner along the left side of the cards as the backs are oriented vertically top to bottom.
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Yikes, there is a solid 5 or 6 year period where the design choice for these cards is terrible. Hard to look at, let alone read. | ||
Forum |
| Subject | Replies | Last Post |
| Noting 200-207 Flipped-Back Prospects Cards? | 2 | Aug 8, 2023 7:18 PM by salas1991 |
| Horizontal Card alignment | 6 | Apr 17, 2023 10:29 AM by Sportzcommish |
| 1996 Topps Mickey Mantle Commemorative Set | 1 | May 5, 2022 8:56 AM by vrooomed |
| small title change | 8 | Dec 12, 2020 9:20 PM by rip8fan1 |
| 1997 Topps (MLB) John Mabry #102 ERR/COR? | 3 | Jul 15, 2020 12:27 PM by engineer67 |
