the complete guide to 1957 Topps
At a Glance
ABOUT THE SET
1957 Topps contains 407 cards measuring 2 1/2" x 3 1/2", making this the first set to mark the new standard card size measurement. Topps also switched to full size color images for this set.
UNIQUENESS
Cards #265-352, the second series, are generally harded to find. Variations/errors include the checklist, Hank Aaron, and Eugene Baker cards.
KEY Rookies and HALL OF FAMERS
The set contains 38 Hall of Famers including the rookie cards of Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson, Don Drysdale, Bill Mazeroski, Jim Bunning, Whitey Herzog, and Dick Williams.
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UNIQUENESS
The set contains four total checklists, Series 1 and 2, Series 2 and 3, Series 3 and 4, and Series 4 and 5. Each checklist had either a Big Blony or Bazooka Gum ad on the back.
One of the most unique cards in the set is also from one of the game’s biggest stars. The #20 Hank Aaron card is actually a mirror image of Aaron showing him in a left-handed batting stance when he was a right-handed hitter. Notice the number 44 on his jersey is a mirror image.
Card #176 Eugene Baker has two variations. One with his last name spelled correctly on the back (BAKER) and one with his last name misspelled (BAKEP).
CHECKLIST
*HOFers are in bold
Ted Williams
Yogi Berra
Dale Long
Johnny Logan
Sal Maglie
Hector Lopez
Luis Aparicio
Don Mossi
Johnny Temple
Willie Mays
George Zuverink
Dick Groat
Wally Burnette
Bob Nieman
Robin Roberts
Walt Moryn
Billy Gardner
Don Drysdale
Bob Wilson
Hank Aaron
Frank Sullivan
Jerry Snyder (Photo is Ed Fitzgerald)
Sherm Lollar
Bill Mazeroski
Whitey Ford
Bob Boyd
Ted Kazanski
Gene Conley
Whitey Herzog
Pee Wee Reese
Ron Northey
Hershell Freeman
Jim Small
Tom Sturdivant
Frank Robinson
Bob Grim
Frank Torre
Nellie Fox
Al Worthington
Early Wynn
Hal W. Smith
Dee Fondy
Connie Johnson
Joe DeMaestri
Carl Furillo
Robert J. Miller
Don Blasingame
Bill Bruton
Daryl Spencer
Herb Score
Clint Courtney
Lee Walls
Clem Labine
Elmer Valo
Ernie Banks
Dave Sisler
Jim Lemon
Ruben Gomez
Dick Williams
Billy Hoeft
Dusty Rhodes
Billy Martin
Ike Delock
Pete Runnels
Wally Moon
Brooks Lawrence
Chico Carrasquel
Ray Crone
Roy McMillan
Richie Ashburn
Murry Dickson
Bill Tuttle
George Crowe
Vito Valentinetti
Jimmy Piersall
Roberto Clemente
Paul Foytack
Vic Wertz
Lindy McDaniel
Gil Hodges
Herman Wehmeier
Elston Howard
Lou Skizas
Moe Drabowsky
Larry Doby
Bill Sarni
Tom Gorman
Harvey Kuenn
Roy Sievers
Warren Spahn
Mack Burk
Mickey Vernon
Hal Jeffcoat
Bobby Del Greco
Mickey Mantle
Hank Aguirre
New York Yankees Team Card
Alvin Dark
Bob Keegan
Warren Giles / Will Harridge
Chuck Stobbs
Ray Boone
Joe Nuxhall
Hank Foiles
Johnny Antonelli
Ray Moore
Jim Rivera
Tommy Byrne
Hank Thompson
Bill Virdon
Hal R. Smith
Tom Brewer
Wilmer Mizell
Milwaukee Braves TC
Jim Gilliam
Mike Fornieles
Joe Adcock
Bob Porterfield
Stan Lopata
Bob Lemon
Clete Boyer
Ken Boyer
Steve Ridzik
Dave Philley
Al Kaline
Bob Wiesler
Bob Buhl
Ed Bailey
Saul Rogovin
Don Newcombe
Milt Bolling
Art Ditmar
Del Crandall
Don Kaiser
Bill Skowron
Jim Hegan
Bob Rush
Minnie Minoso
Lou Kretlow
Frank Thomas
Al Aber
Charley Thompson
Andy Pafko
Ray Narleski
Al Smith
Don Ferrarese
Al Walker
Don Mueller
Bob Kennedy
Bob Friend
Willie Miranda
Jack Harshman
Karl Olson
Red Schoendienst
Jim Brosnan
Gus Triandos
Wally Post
Curt Simmons
Solly Drake
Billy Pierce
Pittsburgh Pirates Team Card
Jack Meyer
Sammy White
Tommy Carroll
Ted Kluszewski
Roy Face
Vic Power
Frank Lary
Herb Plews
Duke Snider
Boston Red Sox Team Card
Gene Woodling
Roger Craig
Willie Jones
Don Larsen
Gene Baker / (Last name spelled Bakep)
Eddie Yost
Don Bessent
Ernie Oravetz
Gus Bell
Dick Donovan
Hobie Landrith
Chicago Cubs Team Card
Tito Francona
Johnny Kucks
Jim King
Virgil Trucks
Felix Mantilla
Willard Nixon
Randy Jackson
Joe Margoneri
Jerry Coleman
Del Rice
Hal Brown
Bobby Avila
Larry Jackson
Hank Sauer
Detriot Tigers TC
Vern Law
Gil McDougald
Sandy Amoros
Dick Gernert
Hoyt Wilhelm
Kansas City Athletics Team Card
Charlie Maxwell
Willard Schmidt
Billy Hunter
Lew Burdette
Bob Skinner
Roy Campanella
Camilo Pascual
Rocky Colavito
Les Moss
Philadelphia Phillies Team Card
Enos Slaughter
Marv Grissom
Gene Stephens
Ray Jablonski
Tom Acker
Jackie Jensen
Dixie Howell
Alex Grammas
Frank House
Marv Blaylock
Harry Simpson
Preston Ward
Gerry Staley
Smoky Burgess
George Susce
George Kell
Solly Hemus
Whitey Lockman
Art Fowler
Dick Cole
Tom Poholsky
Joe Ginsberg
Foster Castleman
Eddie Robinson
Tom Morgan
Hank Bauer
Joe Lonnett
Charlie Neal
St. Louis Cardinals Team Card
Billy Loes
Rip Repulski
Jose Valdivielso
Turk Lown
Jim Finigan
Dave Pope
Eddie Mathews
Baltimore Orioles Team Card
Carl Erskine
Gus Zernial
Ron Negray
Charlie Silvera
Ron Kline
Walt Dropo
Steve Gromek
Eddie O'Brien
Del Ennis
Bob Chakales
Bobby Thomson
George Strickland
Bob Turley
Harvey Haddix
Ken Kuhn
Danny Kravitz
Jack Collum
Bob Cerv
Washington Senators Team Card
Danny O'Connell
Bobby Shantz
Jim Davis
Don Hoak
Cleveland Indians Team Card
Jim Pyburn
Johnny Podres
Fred Hatfield
Bob Thurman
Alex Kellner
Gail Harris
Jack Dittmer
Wes Covington
Don Zimmer
Ned Garver
Bobby Richardson
Sam Jones
Ted Lepcio
Jim Bolger
Andy Carey
Windy McCall
Billy Klaus
Ted Abernathy
Rocky Bridges
Joe Collins
Johnny Klippstein
Jack Crimian
Irv Noren
Chuck Harmon
Mike Garcia
Sammy Esposito
Sandy Koufax
Billy Goodman
Joe Cunningham
Chico Fernandez
Darrell Johnson
Jack Phillips
Dick Hall
Jim Busby
Max Surkont
Al Pilarcik
Tony Kubek
Mel Parnell
Ed Bouchee
Lou Berberet
Billy O'Dell
New York Giants Team Card
Mickey McDermott
Gino Cimoli
Neil Chrisley
John Murff
Cincinnati Reds
Wes Westrum
Brooklyn Dodgers Team Card
Frank Bolling
Pedro Ramos
Jim Pendleton
Brooks Robinson
Chicago White Sox Team Card
Jim Wilson
Ray Katt
Bob Bowman
Ernie Johnson
Jerry Schoonmaker
Granny Hamner
Haywood Sullivan
Rene Valdes
Jim Bunning
Bob Speake
Bill Wight
Don Gross
Gene Mauch
Taylor Phillips
Paul LaPalme
Paul Smith
Dick Littlefield
Hal Naragon
Jim Hearn
Nellie King
Eddie Miksis
Dave Hillman
Ellis Kinder
Cal Neeman
Rip Coleman
Frank Malzone
Faye Throneberry
Earl Torgeson
Jerry Lynch
Tom Cheney RC
Johnny Groth
Curt Barclay RC
Roman Mejias RC UER: DOB Should be 1930
Eddie Kasko RC
Cal McLish RC UER: 1944 Season Missing in Stats
Ossie Virgil RC
Ken Lehman
Ed Fitz Gerald
Bob Purkey
Milt Graff RC
Warren Hacker
Bob Lennon
Norm Zauchin
Pete Whisenant RC
Don Cardwell RC
Jim Landis RC
Don Elston RC
Andre Rodgers RC
Elmer Singleton
Don Lee RC
Walker Cooper
Dean Stone
Jim Brideweser
Juan Pizarro RC UER: Called Raul in Text on Back
Bobby Gene Smith RC
Art Houtteman
Lyle Luttrell RC
Jack Sanford RC UER: Says 4 hitter Against Cubs Was Only Outing of 1956, Pitched in 3 Ga
Pete Daley
Dave Jolly
Reno Bertoia
Ralph Terry RC
Chuck Tanner
Raul Sanchez RC
Luis Arroyo
Bubba Phillips
Casey Wise RC
Roy Smalley
Al Cicotte RC
Billy Consolo
Carl Furillo / Gil Hodges / Roy Campanella / Duke Snider "Dodgers Sluggers"
Earl Battey RC
Jim Pisoni RC
Dick Hyde RC
Harry Anderson RC
Duke Maas
Bob Hale
Mickey Mantle / Yogi Berra "Yankees' Power Hitters"