1959 Topps Baseball Cards
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Anchored by the rookie card for Bob Gibson and other key Hall of Fame cards, 1959 Topps Baseball offers a big change for vintage collectors in comparison to the previous releases. A new design, large checklist and a variety of subsets means that '59 Topps is as memorable as it is groundbreaking.
The 1959 Topps Baseball set was exceedingly large by the standards of the day, weighing in with an impressive 572 cards. This was the largest Topps set in existence when it was originally released. The continued expansion of their core baseball card set was made possible thanks to the lack of competition Topps faced following the buyout of Bowman. However, the Fleer Gum Company attempted to take a bite out Topps' market share when they snagged the exclusive rights to Ted Williams for the 1959 season.
The 1959 Topps Baseball design was quite the departure from the normal method of using a player image against a colored background with accompanying text. Instead, Topps used a modernized layout that features the player in a profile or full-length body pose. The player image is set inside a cut-out circle that showcases a colored bottom and top border area. The player's name is printed in a bold lowercase font and set at a slight angle on the top area of the card.
Finally, the bottom portion is reserved for the player's team name, logo and fielding position. The popular facsimile signature is written towards the bottom of the picture image, also at an angle. Combined, these elements helped to created the appearance that each 1959 Topps Baseball card is a matted, autographed photo.
The card backs, however, still utilize a more traditional layout, detailing each player's name, hometown, and biographical information as well as yearly and career statistics. A cartoon is employed to highlight a memorable moment event in the player's life or career. Admittedly, it is tough to view the color scheme on the back and not expect an image of Santa Claus to appear.
The 1959 Topps Baseball set size was able to be expanded by utilizing multiple subsets of themed cards. This includes The Sporting News Rookie Stars of 1959 (#116-146), Baseball Thrills (#461-470) and The Sporting News All-Stars (#551-572), as well as combo cards and team checklists.
Although the themed combo cards, team checklists and All-Star cards are carried over from previous releases, The Sporting News Rookie Stars of 1959 cards offer a new option to highlight young players. The majority of these Rookie Stars subset cards are official rookie cards are well, but the bigger RC names are found in the traditional base set. This includes George "Sparky" Anderson, Felipe Alou and Bob Gibson. Baseball Thrills covers notable events from the previous year.
The high-number series in 1959 Topps Baseball, card numbers 507-572, have the lowest print run of all the series in the set. While the low-number cards (#1-110) are a bit easier to find, these cards were also issued in smaller quantities, putting a premium on the key names like Mickey Mantle and Ford Frick. The MLB Commissioner at the time, Frick also enjoys an added boost as the first card in the set.
Given the new design, expanded checklist and new subsets, there were bound to be some mistakes in 1959 Topps Baseball. In fact, quite a few error cards made their way into the set. Several errors were corrected, resulting in mutiple variations. However, most don't yield any premium. Warren Spahn and Haywood Sullivan actually have three different versions of their base cards.
One oddity about the 1959 set that often gets overlooked is the fact Topps manufactured a version of the set for the Venezuelan market. It contains only the first 196 cards and was printed on a lower-quality paper stock. Virtually idential to the main set, they can be distinguished based on the small printing/distribution info listed on the back. The 1960s would see Topps dive into the waters of test marketing rather aggressively and this appears to be one of the first forays into their well-documented test programs.
Collectors can also find three-card salesman ads that are basically un-cut panels. Fronts match the cards in the 1959 Topps Baseball set and the back includes an ad and the back design for either Nellie Fox or Ted Kluszewski.
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Key Cards
Key 1959 Topps Baseball Cards
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#10 Mickey Mantle
#514 Bob Gibson RC
#163 Sandy Koufax
#564 Mickey Mantle All-Star
#450 Eddie Mathews
#50 Willie Mays
#380 Hank Aaron
#515 Harmon Killebrew
#202 Roger Maris
#478 Roberto Clemente
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Set Checklist
1959 Topps Baseball Set Checklist
2 Eddie Yost - Detroit Tigers
3 Don McMahon - Milwaukee Braves
4 Albie Pearson - Washington Senators
5 Dick Donovan - Chicago White Sox
6 Alex Grammas - St. Louis Cardinals
7 Al Pilarcik - Baltimore Orioles
8 Philadelphia Phillies Team Checklist
9 Paul Giel - San Francisco Giants
10 Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees
11 Billy Hunter - Cleveland Indians
12 Vern Law - Pittsburgh Pirates
13 Dick Gernert - Boston Red Sox
14 Pete Whisenant - Cincinnati Reds
15 Dick Drott - Chicago Cubs
16 Joe Pignatano - Los Angeles Dodgers
17 Danny's All-Stars - Frank Thomas / Danny Murtaugh / Ted Kluszewski
18 Jack Urban - Kansas City Athletics
19 Ed Bressoud - San Francisco Giants
20 Duke Snider - Los Angeles Dodgers
21 Connie Johnson - Baltimore Orioles
22 Al Smith - Chicago White Sox
23 Murry Dickson - New York Yankees
24 Red Wilson - Detroit Tigers
25 Don Hoak - Cincinnati Reds
26 Chuck Stobbs - St. Louis Cardinals
27 Andy Pafko - Milwaukee Braves
28 Red Worthington - San Francisco Giants
29 Jim Bolger - Chicago Cubs
30 Nellie Fox - Chicago White Sox
31 Ken Lehman - Philadelphia Phillies
32 Don Buddin - Boston Red Sox
33 Ed Fitz Gerald - Washington Senators
34 Pitchers Beware - Al Kaline / Charlie Maxwell
35 Ted Kluszewski - Pittsburgh Pirates
36 Hank Aguirre - Detroit Tigers
37 Gene Green - St. Louis Cardinals
38 Morrie Martin - Cleveland Indians
39 Ed Bouchee - Philadelphia Phillies
40 Warren Spahn - Milwaukee Braves
41 Bob Martyn - Kansas City Athletics
42 Murray Wall - Boston Red Sox
43 Steve Bilko - Los Angeles Dodgers
44 Vito Valentinetti - Washington Senators
45 Andy Carey - New York Yankees
46 Bill Henry - Chicago Cubs
47 Jim Finigan - Baltimore Orioles
48 Baltimore Orioles Team Checklist
49 Bill Hall - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
50 Willie Mays - San Francisco Giants
51 Rip Coleman - Kansas City Athletics
52 Coot Veal - Detroit Tigers RC
53 Stan Williams - Los Angeles Dodgers RC
54 Mel Roach - Milwaukee Braves
55 Tom Brewer - Boston Red Sox
56 Carl Sawatski - Philadelphia Phillies
57 Al Cicotte - Cleveland Indians
58 Eddie Miksis - Cincinnati Reds
59 Irv Noren - St. Louis Cardinals
60 Bob Turley - New York Yankees
61 Dick Brown - Cleveland Indians
62 Tony Taylor - Chicago Cubs
63 Jim Hearn - Philadelphia Phillies
64 Joe DeMaestri - Kansas City Athletics
65 Frank Torre - Milwaukee Braves
66 Joe Ginsberg - Baltimore Orioles
67 Brooks Lawrence - Cincinnati Reds
68 Dick Schofield - Pittsburgh Pirates
69 San Francisco Giants Team Checklist
70 Harvey Kuenn - Detroit Tigers
71 Don Bessent - Los Angeles Dodgers
72 Bill Renna - Boston Red Sox
73 Ron H. Jackson - Chicago White Sox
74 Directing the Power - Jim Lemon / Cookie Lavagetto / Roy Sievers
75 Sam Jones - St. Louis Cardinals
76 Bobby Richardson - New York Yankees
77 John Goryl - Chicago Cubs
78 Pedro Ramos - Washington Senators
79 Harry Chiti - Kansas City Athletics
80 Minnie Minoso - Cleveland Indians
81 Hal Jeffcoat - Cincinnati Reds
82 Bob Boyd - Baltimore Orioles
83 Bob Smith - Pittsburgh Pirates
84 Reno Bertoia - Washington Senators
85 Harry Anderson - Philadelphia Phillies
86 Bob Keegan - Chicago White Sox
87 Danny O'Connell - San Francisco Giants
88 Herb Score - Cleveland Indians
89 Billy Gardner - Baltimore Orioles
90 Bill Skowron - New York Yankees
91 Herb Moford - Boston Red Sox RC
92 Dave Philley - Philadelphia Phillies
93 Julio Becquer - Washington Senators
94 Chicago White Sox Team Checklist
95 Carl Willey - Milwaukee Braves
96 Lou Berberet - Detroit Tigers
97 Jerry Lynch - Cincinnati Reds
98 Arnie Portocarrero - Baltimore Orioles
99 Ted Kazanski - Philadelphia Phillies
100 Bob Cerv - Kansas City Athletics
101 Alex Kellner - St. Louis Cardinals
102 Felipe Alou - San Francisco Giants RC
103 Billy Goodman - Chicago White Sox
104 Del Rice - Milwaukee Braves
105 Lee Walls - Chicago Cubs
106 Hal Woodeshick - Cleveland Indians RC
107 Norm Larker - Los Angeles Dodgers RC
108 Zack Monroe - New York Yankees RC
109 Bob Schmidt - San Francisco Giants
110 George Witt - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
111 Cincinnati Red Legs Team Checklist
112 Billy Consolo - Boston Red Sox
113 Taylor Phillips - Chicago Cubs
114 Earl Battey - Chicago White Sox
115 Mickey Vernon - Cleveland Indians
116 Bob Allison - Washington Senators RC
117 John Blanchard - New York Yankees RC
118 John Buzhardt - Chicago Cubs RC
119 Johnny Callison - Chicago White Sox RC
120 Chuck Coles - Cincinnati Reds RC
121 Bob Conley - Philadelphia Phillies RC
122 Bennie Daniels - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
123 Don Dillard - Cleveland Indians RC
124 Dan Dobbek - Washington Senators RC
125 Ron Fairly - Los Angeles Dodgers RC
126 Eddie Haas - Milwaukee Braves RC
127 Kent Hadley - Kansas City Athletics RC
128 Bob Hartman - Milwaukee Braves RC
129 Frank Herrera - Philadelphia Phillies RC
130 Lou Jackson - Chicago Cubs RC
131 Deron Johnson - New York Yankees RC
132 Don Lee - Detroit Tigers
133 Bob Lillis - Los Angeles Dodgers RC
134 Jim McDaniel - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
135 Gene Oliver - St. Louis Cardinals RC
136 Jim O'Toole - Cincinnati Reds RC
137 Dick Ricketts - St. Louis Cardinals RC
138 Johnny Romano - Chicago White Sox RC
139 Ed Sadowski - Boston Red Sox RC
140 Charlie Secrest - Kansas City Athletics RC
141 Joe Shipley - San Francisco Giants RC
142 Dick Stigman - Cleveland Indians RC
143 Willie Tasby - Baltimore Orioles RC
144 Jerry Walker - Baltimore Orioles
145 Dom Zanni - San Francisco Giants RC
146 Jerry Zimmerman - Boston Red Sox RC
147 Cubs' Clubbers - Dale Long / Ernie Banks / Walt Moryn
148 Mike McCormick - San Francisco Giants
149 Jim Bunning - Detroit Tigers
150 Stan Musial - St. Louis Cardinals
151 Bobby Malkmus - Washington Senators
152 Johnny Klippstein - Los Angeles Dodgers
153 Jim Marshall - Chicago Cubs
154 Ray Herbert UER- Kansas City Athletics
155 Enos Slaughter - New York Yankees
156 Ace Hurlers - Billy Pierce / Robin Roberts
157 Felix Mantilla - Milwaukee Braves
158 Walt Dropo - Cincinnati Reds
159 Bob Shaw - Chicago White Sox
160 Dick Groat - Pittsburgh Pirates
161 Frank Baumann - Boston Red Sox
162 Bobby Gene Smith - St. Louis Cardinals
163 Sandy Koufax - Los Angeles Dodgers
164 Johnny Groth - Detroit Tigers
165 Bill Bruton - Milwaukee Braves
166 Destruction Crew - Minnie Minoso / Rocky Colavito / Larry Doby
167 Duke Maas - New York Yankees
168 Carroll Hardy - Cleveland Indians
169 Ted Abernathy - Washington Senators
170 Gene Woodling - Baltimore Orioles
171 Willard Schmidt - Cincinnati Reds
172 Kansas City Athletics Team Checklist
173 Bill Monbouquette - Boston Red Sox RC
174 Jim Pendleton - Pittsburgh Pirates
175 Dick Farrell - Philadelphia Phillies
176 Preston Ward - Kansas City Athletics
177 Johnny Briggs - Chicago Cubs RC
178 Ruben Amaro - Philadelphia Phillies RC
179 Don Rudolph - Chicago White Sox
180 Yogi Berra - New York Yankees
181 Bob Porterfield - Pittsburgh Pirates
182 Milt Graff - Kansas City Athletics
183 Stu Miller - San Francisco Giants
184 Harvey Haddix - Cincinnati Reds
185 Jim Busby - Boston Red Sox
186 Mudcat Grant - Cleveland Indians
187 Bubba Phillips - Chicago White Sox
188 Juan Pizarro - Milwaukee Braves
189 Neil Chrisley - Detroit Tigers
190 Bill Virdon - Pittsburgh Pirates
191 Russ Kemmerer - Washington Senators
192 Charley Beamon - Baltimore Orioles RC
193 Sammy Taylor - Chicago Cubs
194 Jim Brosnan - St. Louis Cardinals
195 Rip Repulski - Los Angeles Dodgers
196 Billy Moran - Cleveland Indians
197 Ray Semproch - Philadelphia Phillies
198 Jim Davenport - San Francisco Giants
199 Leo Kiely - Boston Red Sox
200 Warren Giles - NL President
201 Tom Acker - Cincinnati Reds
202 Roger Maris - Kansas City Athletics
203 Ozzie Virgil Sr. - Detroit Tigers
204 Casey Wise - Milwaukee Braves
205 Don Larsen - New York Yankees
206 Carl Furillo - Los Angeles Dodgers
207 George Strickland - Cleveland Indians
208 Willie Jones - Philadelphia Phillies
209 Lenny Green - Baltimore Orioles
210 Ed Bailey - Cincinnati Reds
211 Bob Blaylock RC - St. Louis Cardinals
212 Fence Busters - Hank Aaron / Eddie Mathews
213 Jim Rivera - Chicago White Sox
214 Marcelino Solis - Chicago Cubs RC
215 Jim Lemon - Washington Senators
216 Andre Rodgers - San Francisco Giants
217 Carl Erskine - Los Angeles Dodgers
218 Roman Mejias - Pittsburgh Pirates
219 George Zuverink - Baltimore Orioles
220 Frank Malzone - Boston Red Sox
221 Bob Bowman - Philadelphia Phillies
222 Bobby Shantz - New York Yankees
223 St. Louis Cardinals Team Checklist
224 Claude Osteen - Cincinnati Reds RC
225 Johnny Logan - Milwaukee Braves
226 Art Ceccarelli - Chicago Cubs
227 Hal W. Smith - Kansas City Athletics
228 Don Gross - Pittsburgh Pirates
229 Vic Power - Cleveland Indians
230 Bill Fischer - Washington Senators
231 Ellis Burton - St. Louis Cardinals RC
232 Eddie Kasko - Cincinnati Reds
233 Paul Foytack - Detroit Tigers
234 Chuck Tanner - Chicago Cubs
235 Valmy Thomas - Philadelphia Phillies
236 Ted Bowsfield - Boston Red Sox RC
237 Run Preventers - Gil McDougald / Bob Turley / Bobby Richardson
238 Gene Baker - Pittsburgh Pirates
239 Bob Trowbridge - Milwaukee Braves
240 Hank Bauer - New York Yankees
241 Billy Muffett - San Francisco Giants
242 Ron Samford - Washington Senators RC
243 Marv Grissom - St. Louis Cardinals
244 Dick Gray - Los Angeles Dodgers
245 Ned Garver - Kansas City Athletics
246 J.W. Porter - Washington Senators
247 Don Ferrarese - Cleveland Indians
248 Boston Red Sox Team Checklist
249 Bobby Adams - Chicago Cubs
250 Billy O'Dell - Baltimore Orioles
251 Clete Boyer - New York Yankees
252 Ray Boone - Chicago White Sox
253 Seth Morehead - Philadelphia Phillies RC
254 Zeke Bella - Kansas City Athletics RC
255 Del Ennis - Cincinnati Reds
256 Jerry Davie - Detroit Tigers RC
257 Leon Wagner - San Francisco Giants RC
258 Fred Kipp - Los Angeles Dodgers RC
259 Jim Pisoni - Milwaukee Braves
260 Early Wynn - Chicago White Sox
261 Gene Stephens - Boston Red Sox
262 Hitters' Foes - Johnny Podres / Clem Labine / Don Drysdale
263 Bud Daley - Kansas City Athletics
264 Chico Carrasquel - Baltimore Orioles
265 Ron Kline - Pittsburgh Pirates
266 Woodie Held - Cleveland Indians
267 John Romonosky - Washington Senators RC
268 Tito Francona - Detroit Tigers
269 Jack Meyer - Philadelphia Phillies
270 Gil Hodges - Los Angeles Dodgers
271 Orlando Pena - Cincinnati Reds RC
272 Jerry Lumpe - New York Yankees
273 Joe Jay - Milwaukee Braves
274 Jerry Kindall - Chicago Cubs
275 Jack Sanford - San Francisco Giants
276 Pete Daley - Boston Red Sox
277 Turk Lown - Chicago White Sox
278 Chuck Essegian - St. Louis Cardinals
279 Ernie Johnson - Baltimore Orioles
280 Frank Bolling - Detroit Tigers
281 Walt Craddock - Kansas City Athletics RC
282 R.C. Stevens - Pittsburgh Pirates
283 Russ Heman - Cleveland Indians RC
284 Steve Korcheck - Washington Senators
285 Joe Cunningham - St. Louis Cardinals
286 Dean Stone - Boston Red Sox
288 Dutch Dotterer - Cincinnati Reds
289 Johnny Kucks - New York Yankees
290 Wes Covington - Milwaukee Braves
291 Pitching Partner - Pedro Ramos / Camilo Pascual
292 Dick Williams - Kansas City Athletics
293 Ray Moore - Chicago White Sox
294 Hank Foiles - Pittsburgh Pirates
295 Billy Martin - Cleveland Indians
296 Ernie Broglio - St. Louis Cardinals RC
297 Jackie Brandt - San Francisco Giants RC
298 Tex Clevenger - Washington Senators
299 Billy Klaus - Baltimore Orioles
300 Richie Ashburn - Philadelphia Phillies
301 Earl Averill Jr. - Chicago Cubs RC
302 Don Mossi UER - Detroit Tigers
303 Marty Keough - Boston Red Sox
304 Chicago Cubs Team Checklist
305 Curt Raydon - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
306 Jim Gilliam - Los Angeles Dodgers
307 Curt Barclay - San Francisco Giants
308 Norm Siebern - New York Yankees
309 Sal Maglie - St. Louis Cardinals
310 Luis Aparicio - Chicago White Sox
311 Norm Zauchin - Washington Senators
312 Don Newcombe - Cincinnati Reds
313 Frank House - Kansas City Athletics
314 Don Cardwell - Philadelphia Phillies
315 Joe Adcock - Milwaukee Braves
316a Ralph Lumenti - Washington Senators
317 N.L. Hitting Kings - Richie Ashburn / Willie Mays
318 Rocky Bridges - Detroit Tigers
319 Dave Hillman - Chicago Cubs
320 Bob Skinner - Pittsburgh Pirates
321a Bob Giallombardo - Los Angeles Dodgers RC
322b Harry Hanebrink - Milwaukee Braves
323 Frank Sullivan - Boston Red Sox
324 Don Demeter - Los Angeles Dodgers
325 Ken Boyer - St. Louis Cardinals
326 Marv Throneberry - New York Yankees
327 Gary Bell - Cleveland Indians RC
328 Lou Skizas - Chicago White Sox
329 Detroit Tigers Team Checklist
330 Gus Triandos - Baltimore Orioles
331 Steve Boros - Detroit Tigers
332 Ray Monzant - San Francisco Giants
333 Harry Simpson - Kansas City Athletics
334 Glen Hobbie - Chicago Cubs
335 Johnny Temple - Cincinnati Reds
336a Billy Loes - Baltimore Orioles
337 George Crowe - St. Louis Cardinals
338 Sparky Anderson - Philadelphia Phillies RC
339 Roy Face - Pittsburgh Pirates
340 Roy Sievers - Washington Senators
341 Tom Qualters - Chicago White Sox
342 Ray Jablonski - San Francisco Giants
343 Billy Hoeft - Detroit Tigers
344 Russ Nixon - Cleveland Indians
345 Gil McDougald - New York Yankees
346 Batter Bafflers - Tom Brewer / Dave Sisler
347 Bob Buhl - Milwaukee Braves
348 Ted Lepcio - Boston Red Sox
349 Hoyt Wilhelm - Baltimore Orioles
350 Ernie Banks - Chicago Cubs
351 Earl Torgeson - Chicago White Sox
352 Robin Roberts - Philadelphia Phillies
353 Curt Flood - St. Louis Cardinals
354 Pete Burnside - Detroit Tigers
355 Jim Piersall - Cleveland Indians
356 Bob Mabe - Cincinnati Reds RC
357 Dick Stuart - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
358 Ralph Terry - Kansas City Athletics
359 Bill White - San Francisco Giants RC
360 Al Kaline - Detroit Tigers
361 Willard Nixon - Boston Red Sox
362a Dolan Nichols - Chicago Cubs RC
363 Bobby Avila - Baltimore Orioles
364 Danny McDevitt - Los Angeles Dodgers
365 Gus Bell - Cincinnati Reds
366 Humberto Robinson - Milwaukee Braves
367 Cal Neeman - Chicago Cubs
368 Don Mueller - Chicago White Sox
369 Dick Tomanek - Kansas City Athletics
370 Pete Runnels - Boston Red Sox
371 Dick Brodowski - Cleveland Indians
372 Jim Hegan - Philadelphia Phillies
373 Herb Plews - Washington Senators
374 Art Ditmar - New York Yankees
375 Bob Nieman - Baltimore Orioles
376 Hal Naragon - Cleveland Indians
377 Johnny Antonelli - San Francisco Giants
378 Gail Harris - Detroit Tigers
379 Bob Miller - St. Louis Cardinals
380 Hank Aaron - Milwaukee Braves
381 Mike Baxes - Kansas City Athletics
382 Curt Simmons - Philadelphia Phillies
383 Words of Wisdom - Don Larsen / Casey Stengel
384 Dave Sisler - Boston Red Sox
385 Sherm Lollar - Chicago White Sox
386 Jim Delsing - Washington Senators
387 Don Drysdale - Los Angeles Dodgers
388 Bob Will RC - Chicago Cubs RC
389 Joe Nuxhall - Cincinnati Reds
390 Orlando Cepeda - San Francisco Giants
391 Milt Pappas - Baltimore Orioles
392 Whitey Herzog - Kansas City Athletics
393 Frank Lary - Detroit Tigers
394 Randy Jackson - Cleveland Indians
395 Elston Howard - New York Yankees
396 Bob Rush - Milwaukee Braves
397 Washington Senators Team Checklist
398 Wally Post - Philadelphia Phillies
399 Larry Jackson - St. Louis Cardinals
400 Jackie Jensen - Boston Red Sox
401 Ron Blackburn - Pittsburgh Pirates
402 Hector Lopez - Kansas City Athletics
403 Clem Labine - Los Angeles Dodgers
404 Hank Sauer - San Francisco Giants
405 Roy McMillan - Cincinnati Reds
406 Solly Drake - Los Angeles Dodgers
407 Moe Drabowsky - Chicago Cubs
408 Keystone Combo - Nellie Fox / Luis Aparicio
409 Gus Zernial - Detroit Tigers
410 Billy Pierce - Chicago White Sox
411 Whitey Lockman - Baltimore Orioles
412 Stan Lopata - Philadelphia Phillies
413 Camilo Pascual - Washington Senators
414 Dale Long - Chicago Cubs
415 Bill Mazeroski - Pittsburgh Pirates
416a Haywood Sullivan - Boston Red Sox
417 Virgil Trucks - New York Yankees
418 Gino Cimoli - St. Louis Cardinals
419 Milwaukee Braves Team Checklist
420 Rocco Colavito - Cleveland Indians
421 Herm Wehmeier - Detroit Tigers
422 Hobie Landrith - San Francisco Giants
423 Bob Grim - Kansas City Athletics
424 Ken Aspromonte - Washington Senators
425 Del Crandall - Milwaukee Braves
426 Jerry Staley - Chicago White Sox
427 Charlie Neal - Los Angeles Dodgers
428 Buc Hill Aces - Ron Kline / Bob Friend / Vern Law / Roy Face
429 Bobby Thomson - Chicago Cubs
430 Whitey Ford - New York Yankees
431 Whammy Douglas - Cincinnati Reds
432 Smoky Burgess - Pittsburgh Pirates
433 Billy Harrell - St. Louis Cardinals
434 Hal Griggs - Washington Senators
435 Frank Robinson - Cincinnati Reds
436 Granny Hamner - Philadelphia Phillies
437 Ike Delock - Boston Red Sox
438 Sammy Esposito - Chicago White Sox
439 Brooks Robinson - Baltimore Orioles
440 Lou Burdette - Milwaukee Braves
441 John Roseboro - Los Angeles Dodgers
442 Ray Narleski - Detroit Tigers
443 Daryl Spencer - San Francisco Giants
444 Ron Hansen - Baltimore Orioles RC
445 Cal McLish - Cleveland Indians
446 Rocky Nelson - Pittsburgh Pirates
447 Bob Anderson - Chicago Cubs
448 Vada Pinson - Cincinnati Reds
449 Tom Gorman - Kansas City Athletics
450 Eddie Mathews - Milwaukee Braves
451 Jim Constable - Washington Senators RC
452 Chico Fernandez - Philadelphia Phillies
453 Les Moss - Chicago White Sox
454 Phil Clark - St. Louis Cardinals
455 Larry Doby - Detroit Tigers
456 Jerry Casale - Boston Red Sox RC
457 Los Angeles Dodgers Team Checklist
458 Gordon Jones - San Francisco Giants
459 Bill Tuttle - Kansas City Athletics
460 Bob Friend - Pittsburgh Pirates
461 Thrills - Mantle Hits 42nd Homer For Crown
462 Thrills - Colavito's Great Catch Saves Game
463 Thrills - Kaline Becomes Youngest Bat Champ
464 Thrills - Mays' Catch Makes Series History
465 Thrills - Sievers Sets Homer Mark
466 Thrills - Pierce All Star Starter
467 Thrills - Aaron Clubs World Series Homer
468 Thrills - Snider's Play Bring L.A. Victory
469 Thrills - Hustler Banks Wins M.V.P. Award
470 Thrills - Musial Raps Out 3,000th Hit
471 Tom Sturdivant - New York Yankees
472 Gene Freese - Philadelphia Phillies
473 Mike Fornieles - Boston Red Sox
474 Moe Thacker - Chicago Cubs RC
475 Jack Harshman - Baltimore Orioles
476 Cleveland Indians Team Checklist
477 Barry Latman - Chicago White Sox RC
478 Roberto Clemente - Pittsburgh Pirates
479 Lindy McDaniel - St. Louis Cardinals
480 Red Schoendienst - Milwaukee Braves
481 Charlie Maxwell - Detroit Tigers
482 Russ Meyer - Kansas City Athletics
483 Clint Courtney - Washington Senators
484 Willie Kirkland - San Francisco Giants
485 Ryne Duren - New York Yankees
486 Sammy White - Boston Red Sox
487 Hal Brown - Baltimore Orioles
488 Walt Moryn - Chicago Cubs
489 John Powers - Cincinnati Reds
490 Frank Thomas - Cincinnati Reds
491 Don Blasingame - St. Louis Cardinals
492 Gene Conley - Philadelphia Phillies
493 Jim Landis - Chicago White Sox
494 Don Pavletich - Cincinnati Reds RC
495 Johnny Podres - Los Angeles Dodgers
496 Wayne Terwilliger - Kansas City Athletics
497 Hal R. Smith - St. Louis Cardinals
498 Dick Hyde - Washington Senators
499 Johnny O'Brien - Milwaukee Braves
500 Vic Wertz - Boston Red Sox
501 Bobby Tiefenauer - Cleveland Indians RC
502 Alvin Dark - Chicago Cubs
503 Jim Owens - Philadelphia Phillies
504 Ossie Alvarez - Detroit Tigers RC
505 Tony Kubek - New York Yankees
506 Bob Purkey - Cincinnati Reds
507 Bob Hale - Baltimore Orioles
508 Art Fowler - Los Angeles Dodgers
509 Norm Cash - Chicago White Sox RC
510 New York Yankees Team Checklist
511 George Susce - Detroit Tigers
512 George Altman - Chicago Cubs RC
513 Tommy Carroll - Kansas City Athletics
514 Bob Gibson - St. Louis Cardinals RC
515 Harmon Killebrew - Washington Senators
516 Mike Garcia - Cleveland Indians
517 Joe Koppe - Philadelphia Phillies RC
518 Mike Cuellar - Cincinnati Reds RC
519 Infield Power - Pete Runnels / Dick Gernert / Frank Malzone
520 Don Elston - Chicago Cubs
521 Gary Geiger - Boston Red Sox
522 Gene Snyder - Los Angeles Dodgers RC
523 Harry Bright - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
524 Larry Osborne - Detroit Tigers RC
525 Jim Coates - New York Yankees RC
526 Bob Speake - San Francisco Giants
527 Solly Hemus - St. Louis Cardinals
528 Pittsburgh Pirates Team Checklist
529 George Bamberger - Baltimore Orioles RC
530 Wally Moon - Los Angeles Dodgers
531 Ray Webster - Cleveland Indians RC
532 Mark Freeman - Kansas City Athletics RC
533 Darrell Johnson - New York Yankees
534 Faye Throneberry - Washington Senators
535 Ruben Gomez - Philadelphia Phillies
536 Danny Kravitz - Pittsburgh Pirates
537 Rodolfo Arias - Chicago White Sox RC
538 Chick King - Chicago Cubs
539 Gary Blaylock - St. Louis Cardinals RC
540 Willy Miranda - Baltimore Orioles
541 Bob Thurman - Cincinnati Reds
542 Jim Perry - Cleveland Indians RC
543 Corsair Outfield Trio - Bob Skinner / Bill Virdon / Roberto Clemente
544 Lee Tate - St. Louis Cardinals RC
545 Tom Morgan - Detroit Tigers
546 Al Schroll - Philadelphia Phillies
547 Jim Baxes - Los Angeles Dodgers RC
548 Elmer Singleton - Chicago Cubs
549 Howie Nunn RC - St. Louis Cardinals
550 Roy Campanella - Symbol of Courage
551 Fred Haney - NL Manager AS
552 Casey Stengel - AL Manager AS
553 Orlando Cepeda - San Francisco Giants AS
554 Bill Skowron - New York Yankees AS
555 Bill Mazeroski - Pittsburgh Pirates AS
556 Nellie Fox - Chicago White Sox AS
557 Ken Boyer - St. Louis Cardinals AS
558 Frank Malzone - Boston Red Sox AS
559 Ernie Banks - Chicago Cubs AS
560 Luis Aparicio - Chicago White Sox AS
561 Hank Aaron - Milwaukee Braves AS
562 Al Kaline - Detroit Tigers AS
563 Willie Mays - San Francisco Giants AS
564 Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees AS
565 Wes Covington - Milwaukee Braves AS
566 Roy Sievers - Washington Senators AS
567 Del Crandall - Milwaukee Braves AS
568 Gus Triandos - Baltimore Orioles AS
569 Bob Friend - Pittsburgh Pirates AS
570 Bob Turley - New York Yankees AS
571 Warren Spahn - Milwaukee Braves AS
572 Billy Pierce - Chicago White Sox AS
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Vito Valentinetti / Ken Lehman / Ed Bouchee
Mel Roach / Brooks Lawrence / Warren Spahn
Harvey Kuenn / Alex Grammas / Bob Cerv
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One of the most interesting sets from the 1950’s, the 1959 Topps set is a very challenging set to complete, with cards from the last series (#507-572) tough to find. Fortunately, I completed the 1959 set sometime in the late 1980’s, at a time when old baseball cards were a lot cheaper back then. Back in the early 1980’s, you could buy the ’59 Mantle for about $10, while Mays and Aaron sold for around $8 each.