1957 Topps Basketball | Complete Set

the complete guide to 1957 Topps basketball

At a Glance

ABOUT THE SET

1957 Topps contains 80 cards measuring 2 1/2" x 3 1/2". This was the first basketball set produced by Topps.

UNIQUENESS

30 cards are single prints, 49 are double prints, and the Bob Pettit RC is a quadruple print

KEY Rookies and HALL OF FAMERS

The set contains 17 Hall of Famers and being the first mainstream basketball set in 9 years, contains the rookie cards of Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, Bob Pettit, Dolph Schayes, and Tommy Heinsohn.

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SHOP CARDS

Top 10 cards

1957 Topps Bill Russell RC

1957 Topps Bob Cousy RC

1957 Topps Bob Pettit RC

1957 Topps Tom Heinsohn RC

1957 Topps Earl Lloyd

1957 Topps George Yardley

1957 Topps Nat Clifton RC

1957 Topps Frank Ramsey RC

1957 Topps Dolph Schayes

1957 Topps Ed Fleming

UNIQUENESS

Though the set only has 80 cards it was printed on a 132 card sheet which lead to a variety of printing quantities. 31 cards were single printed, 48 were double printed, and the Bob Pettit card was quadruple printed. Bill Russell, Tom Heinsohn, and Vern Mikkelsen were the only three hall of famers with single (short printed) cards.

Tom Heinsohn Short Print

Vern Mikkelsen Short Print