1960 Topps
Total Cards: 572
Rating: 8.0 (115 votes)
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Notes: Cards 1-110 are white (cream) back. Printer 1 Cards 111-198 are gray back. Printer 2 Cards 199-286 are white back. Printer 1 Cards 287-374 are gray back. Printer 2 Card 375-440 are available in bo... more
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1 | Early Wynn | Chicago White Sox |
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2 | Roman Mejias UER |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
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3 | Joe Adcock | Milwaukee Braves |
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4 | Bob Purkey | Cincinnati Reds |
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5 | Wally Moon | Los Angeles Dodgers |
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6 | Lou Berberet | Detroit Tigers |
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7 | Master & Mentor (Willie Mays / Bill Rigney) CPC | San Francisco Giants |
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8 | Bud Daley UER |
Kansas City Athletics |
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9 | Faye Throneberry | Washington Senators |
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10 | Ernie Banks | Chicago Cubs |
Trivia |
- Set features the Rookie Cards of Hall of Famers Carl Yastrzemski and Willie McCovey.
This was the last full set from Topps to use a horizontal orientation card design.
Set was printed and released in 7 different series. - Set features trophy designations for the inaugural Topps All-Star Rookie Team of 1959. With the exceptions of the 1974 set and the 1979 through 1986 sets, the trophies have appeared every year since.
- Cards of teammates #346 J.C. Martin and #407 Gary Peters have their photos swapped.
- Cards #375 through 440 are found with either grey or creme/white backs.
- Series breakdown:
Series 1: 1–110 - cream-colored backs
Series 2: 111–198 - gray backs
Series 3: 199–286 - cream-colored backs
Series 4: 287–374 - cream-colored backs
Series 5: 375–440 - all cards have both grey backs and cream-colored backs
Series 6: 440–572 - gray backs
User Comments |
Has anyone ever seen the Ernie Banks blue print on bottom of the card that appears to say “Section”? How rare is it and is it something people collect? | ||
Unique and colorful card set. | ||
Unique and colorful card set. | ||
Forum |
Subject | Replies | Last Post |
Is It Aging, Handling, Both, or Other Things | 2 | May 7, 2022 10:25 PM by whiteymet |
External Links |
- BaseballCardPedia: 1960 Topps (R-414-16)
- PSA Article: 1960 Topps: Hello, Goodbye
- PSA Article: Collecting the 1960 Topps Baseball Card Set Sixty Years Later
- PSA Article: Collecting the 1960 Topps Baseball Set
- PSA Price Guide: 1960 Topps
- Sports Collectors Daily: 1960 Topps Baseball Set Saw Return of Horizontal Design
- Sports Collectors Daily: Vintage Pack Facts: 1960 Topps Baseball
