1958 Topps | Complete Set

the complete guide to 1958 Topps

At a Glance

ABOUT THE SET

1958 Topps contains 494 cards measuring 2 1/2" x 3 1/2". This is the first time Topps included an All-Star subset. Card #145, Ed Bouchee, was withdrawn after he was suspended from baseball.

UNIQUENESS

33 cards have variations of the player or team name in white or yellow letters, team cards come with numerical or alphabetical checklists, and a misprinted last name on the Pancho Herrera card.

KEY Rookies and HALL OF FAMERS

The set contains 56 Hall of Famers including the rookie card of Orlando Cepeda and non Hall of Famers Roger Maris and Curt Flood.

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SHOP CARDS

Top 10 cards

1958 Topps Mickey Mantle

1958 Topps Roger Maris RC

1958 Topps Ted Williams

1958 Topps Willie Mays

1958 Topps Hank Aaron

1958 Topps Sandy Koufax

1958 Topps Roberto Clemente

1958 Topps Mantle/Aaron WS Batting Foes

1958 Topps Mickey Mantle AS

1958 Topps Ernie Banks

UNIQUENESS

33 cards in the set, all found between numbers 2-108, have either the player’s name or the team name printed in white or yellow. The yellow version typically carries a premium. The key cards with this variation are Roberto Clemente, Hank Aaron, Al Kaline, Orlando Cepeda, Bob Lemon, and Early Wynn.

Hank Aaron name in White

Bob Clemente Team Name in Yellow

Bob Clemente Team Name in White

Hank Aaron name in Yellow

Card #433 Pancho Herrera comes in an error version with his last name missing the final ‘a’. This card has become one of the most popular error chase cards on the decade.

1958 Topps Pancho Herrera Error

1958 Topps Pancho Herrera

This is the second year Topps issued team cards and the first time the team cards included checklists on the back. Some of the cards come in two variations, one with a numerical listing, by card number, of the players on the team and another with an alphabetic listing of players in the set. The numerical versions sell at a premium.

Redlegs Team Numerical Front

Redlegs Team Alphabetical Back

Redlegs Team Alphabetical Front

Redlegs Team Numerical Back

Topps issued two multi-player cards in 1957 and continued the trend in 1958 when they issued 11 multi-player cards. The cards included players on different teams and different leagues while also featuring the league presidents and an All-Star managers card.

1958 Topps Braves Fence Busters

1958 Topps Rival Fence Busters

1958 Topps Batting Foes

1958 Topps League Presidents

All-Star cards, branded as “Sport Magazine 1958 All Star Selection”, appeared for the first time in the 1958 set. The All-Star subset includes 21 cards including a Stan Musial card, the first time the HOFer appeared in a Topps product. In fact, the Musial and Mickey Mantle All Star cards were triple printed. American League players have a red background, National League players have a blue background.