1963 Topps
Total Cards: 576
Rating: 8.5 (122 ratings)
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1 | 1962 National League Batting Leaders (Tommy Davis / Frank Robinson / Stan Musial / Bill White / Hank Aaron) LL | Los Angeles Dodgers / Cincinnati Reds / St. Louis Cardinals / Milwaukee Braves |
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2 | 1962 American League Batting Leaders (Pete Runnels / Mickey Mantle / Floyd Robinson / Chuck Hinton / Norm Siebern) LL | Boston Red Sox / New York Yankees / Chicago White Sox / Washington Senators / Kansas City Athletics |
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3 | 1962 National League Home Run Leaders (Willie Mays / Hank Aaron / Frank Robinson / Ernie Banks / Orlando Cepeda) LL | San Francisco Giants / Milwaukee Braves / Cincinnati Reds / Chicago Cubs |
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4 | 1962 American League Home Run Leaders (Harmon Killebrew / Norm Cash / Rocky Colavito / Leon Wagner / Jim Gentile / Roger Maris) LL | Minnesota Twins / Detroit Tigers / Los Angeles Angels / Baltimore Orioles / New York Yankees |
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5 | 1962 National League E.R.A. Leaders (Sandy Koufax / Bob Shaw / Bob Purkey / Don Drysdale / Bob Gibson) LL | Los Angeles Dodgers / Milwaukee Braves / Cincinnati Reds / St. Louis Cardinals |
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6 | 1962 American League E.R.A. Leaders (Hank Aguirre / Robin Roberts / Whitey Ford / Dean Chance / Eddie Fisher) LL | Detroit Tigers / Baltimore Orioles / New York Yankees / Los Angeles Angels / Chicago White Sox |
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7 | 1962 National League Pitching Leaders (Don Drysdale / Jack Sanford / Bob Purkey / Joe Jay / Art Mahaffey / Billy O'Dell) LL | Los Angeles Dodgers / San Francisco Giants / Cincinnati Reds / Philadelphia Phillies |
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8 | 1962 American League Pitching Leaders (Ralph Terry / Dick Donovan / Ray Herbert / Camilo Pascual / Jim Bunning) LL | New York Yankees / Cleveland Indians / Chicago White Sox / Minnesota Twins / Detroit Tigers |
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9 | 1962 National League Strikeout Leaders (Don Drysdale / Sandy Koufax / Bob Gibson / Dick Farrell / Billy O'Dell) LL | Los Angeles Dodgers / St. Louis Cardinals / Houston Colt .45s / San Francisco Giants |
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10 | 1962 American League Strikeout Leaders (Camilo Pascual / Jim Bunning / Ralph Terry / Jim Kaat / Juan Pizarro) LL | Minnesota Twins / Detroit Tigers / New York Yankees / Chicago White Sox |
Trivia |
- Features the rookie cards of Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Stargell, NBA Hall of Famer Dave Debusschere and Pete Rose.
Features the the final standard issue card of Baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial. - #18 Buc Blasters (Smoky Burgess / Bob Clemente / Bob Skinner / Dick Stuart) - 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.
- #38 Bud Daley - UER: Born 10/7/1933, should be 10/7/1932
- #40 Vic Power - UER: Born 11/1/1931, should be 11/1/1927
- #72 Johnny Romano - UER: 2nd line of text, "1962" should be "1960"
- #92 Hector Lopez - UER: Born 7/8/1932, should be 7/8/1929
- #108 Hoyt Wilhelm - UER: Born 7/26/1923, should be 7/26/1922
- #113 Don Landrum - Don Landrum's card #113 is actually of Ron Santo.
- #179 Ron Piche - UER: Listed as Shortstop on back, should be Pitcher
- #190 Minnie Minoso - UER: Born 11/29/1922, should be 11/29/1925
- #214 Orlando Pena - UER: Born 9/17/1933, should be 11/17/1933
- #230 Pete Runnels - UER: Home should be Pasadena, Texas
- #231 Eli Grba - Eli Grba's card #231 mistakenly shows Ryne Duren.
- #292 Pumpsie Green - UER: Born Oct. 27, 1934, should be Oct. 27, 1933
- #349 Zoilo Versalles - UER: Born Dec. 18, 1940, should be Dec. 18, 1939
- #404 Bob Oldis - UER: Born on "Jan. 5, 1929", should be "Jan. 5, 1928"
- #416 Alex Grammas - UER: Born April 3, 1927, should be April 3, 1926
- #432 Roman Mejias - UER: Born Aug. 9, 1932, should be Aug. 9, 1925
- #486 Ray Sadecki - UER: Card text says he is a right-hander
- #530 Don Mossi - UER: Born Jan. 11, 1930, should be Jan. 11, 1929
- #540 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.
User Comments |
The Peel-Offs subset also comes in blank back variation for each player. | ||
This one is reminiscent of the 1983 Topps set. Next to the 1962 Topps set, this one has been the toughest to build out the 1960's sets--at least according to my set completion statistics.
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| 1963 Topps Baseball Color Variations? | 3 | Apr 5, 2022 11:33 AM by tommyc7 |
| 175b - Bob Buhl VAR - Chicago Cubs | 2 | Sep 1, 2017 8:25 PM by jefro2878 |
External Links |
- 1963 Topps Baseball Blog
- BaseballCardPedia: 1963 Topps (R-414-28)
- PSA Article: Bright Color, Classic Design: A look at the 1963 Topps Baseball Set
- PSA Price Guide: 1963 Topps
- Sports Collectors Daily: 1963 Topps Baseball Has Rose Rookie, More
- Sports Collectors Daily: 1963 Topps Peel-Offs Set Filled With Baseball Hall Of Famers
