1957 Topps
Total Cards: 411
Rating: 8.1 (135 ratings)
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Top Sets: #22
Notes: The set was released in five separate series. The fourth series is typically the most difficult to find.
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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
User Comments |
The first pack of cards I ever opened was 1957 Topps on my 8th birthday. Mom and Dad had a scavenger hunt around the house with various little presents and notes telling me where to look next. I think the pack of cards was on the fireplace mantle. I remember Dick Donovan and Turk Lown being cards in that pack (I still have them). It started my collecting hobby, as the next year I evidently had some mobility and financial (find and redeem pop and beer bottles for cash at the grocery store) independence and was able to buy packs of baseball and football cards at our local drug store. Rating: 9 | ||
The 1957 Topps set was the very first pack of cards I ever bought. I remember buying both 5 cent packs as well as penny packs. I was not yet 7 when I was told by a friend that the new baseball cards were in at stores at each end of my block. Growing up just south of Pittsburgh, the Pirates were our home team to root for. I can't say it was the first pack but if not in one of the first couple packs I bought the first Pirate's card I got was #24, Bill Mazeroski who I decided would be the player I would root for. Great childhood memories of a great set of cards. Rating: 9 | ||
External Links |
- BaseballCardPedia: 1957 Topps (R-414-11)
- Just Collect Article: 1957 Topps Baseball Set
- PSA Article: 1957 Topps Baseball – Setting the Standard
- PSA Price Guide: 1957 Topps
- SI Collectibles: Why the 1957 Topps Set is the Best Baseball Card Release of All Time
- Sports Card Radio: 1957 Topps Baseball Checklist
- Sports Collectors Daily: 1957 Topps Baseball Set Was A Whole New Ballgame
