1961 Topps

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1961 Topps box

Description

1961 Topps is a 587-card set released in seven series. The seventh series (cards #523-#589) is believed to be the scarcest "high number" series Topps would release.

Distribution

Penny wax packs: 120 packs per box, one card per pack (MSRP: $0.01)

Nickel wax Packs: Five cards (MSRP: $0.05)

Cello packs: 36 packs per box, ten cards per pack (MSRP: $0.10)

Rack packs: 36 cards per pack (MSRP: $0.29)

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	587	-	?	?

Checklist

Promos

Advertising Panels

Used to promote the upcoming Topps sets; these fronts show standard 1961 Topps cards on the front with advertising information on the back. Each panel measures 7 1/2" X 3 1/2"

Base Set

Series One

1 Dick Groat

2 Roger Maris

3 John Buzhardt

4 Lenny Green

5 Johnny Romano

6 Ed Roebuck

7 White Sox Team

8 Dick Williams

9 Bob Purkey

10 Brooks Robinson

11 Curt Simmons

12 Moe Thacker

13 Chuck Cottier

14 Don Mossi

15 Willie Kirkland

16 Billy Muffett

17 Checklist 1-88

18 Jim Grant

19 Cletis Boyer

20 Robin Roberts

21 Zorro Versalles UER (should Read Zoilo) RC

22 Clem Labine

23 Don Demeter

24 Ken Johnson

25 Reds' Heavy Artillery - Pinson/Robinson

26 Wes Stock

27 Jerry Kindall

28 Hector Lopez

29 Don Nottebart

30 Nellie Fox

31 Bob Schmidt

32 Ray Sadecki

33 Gary Geiger

34 Wynn Hawkins

35 Ron Santo RC

36 Jack Kralick RC

37 Charlie Maxwell

38 Bob Lillis

39 Leo Posada RC

40 Bob Turley

41 NL Batting Leaders - Mays/Clemente/Groat

42 AL Batting Leaders - Minoso/Smith/Runnls

43 NL Home Run Leaders-Banks/Aaron/Mathews

44 AL Home Run Leaders-Mantle/Maris/Colavito

45 NL ERA Leaders-Drysdale/Friend/ McCoramck

46 AL ERA Leaders - Bunning/Baumann/Detemer

47 NL Pitching Leaders-Spahn,/Law/Broglio/ Brandt

48 AL Pitching Leaders - Estrada/Perry/Daley

49 NL Strikeout Leaders-Drysdale,/Koufax/ Broglio

50 AL Strikeout Leaders - Bunning/Ramos/Wynn

51 Tigers Team

52 George Crowe

53 Russ Nixon

54 Earl Francis RC

55 Jim Davenport

56 Russ Kemmerer

57 Marv Throneberry

58 Joe Schaffernoth RC

59 Jim Woods

60 Woodie Held

61 Ron Piche RC

62 Al Pilarcik

63 Jim Kaat

64 Alex Grammas

65 Ted Kluszewski

66 Bill Henry

67 Ossie Virgil

68 Deron Johnson

69 Earl Wilson

70 Bill Virdo

71 Jerry Adair

72 Stu Miller

73 Al Spangler

74 Joe Pignatano

75 Lindy Shows Larry - Jackson/McDaniel

76 Harry Anderson

77 Dick Stigman

78 Lee Wall

79 Joe Ginsberg

80 Harmon Killebrew

81 Tracy Stallard RC

82 Joe Christopher RC

83 Bob Bruce

84 Lee Maye

85 Jerry Walke

86 Dodgers Team

87 Joe Amalfitano

88 Richie Ashburn

Series Two

89 Billy Martin

90 Jerry Staley

91 Walt Moryn

92 Hal Naragon

93 Tony Gonzalez

94 Johnny Kucks

95 Norm Cash

96 Billy O'Dell

97 Jerry Lynch

98 Checklist 89-176

99 Don Buddin UER (66 HR's)

100 Harvey Haddi

101 Bubba Phillips

102 Gene Stephens

103 Ruben Amaro

104 John Blanchard

105 Carl Willey

106 Whitey Herzog

107 Seth Morehead

108 Dan Dobbek

109 Johnny Podres

110 Vada Pinson

111 Jack Meyer

112 Chico Fernandez

113 Mike Fornieles

114 Hobie Landrith

115 Johnny Antonelli

116 Joe De Maestri

117 Dale Long

118 Chris Cannizzaro RC

119 A's Big Armor - Bauer/Lumpe/Siebern

120 Ed Mathews

121 Eli Grba

122 Cubs Team

123 Billy Gardner

124 J. C. Martin

125 Steve Barber

126 Dick Stuart

127 Ron Kline

128 Rip Repulski

129 Ed Hobaugh

130 Norm Larker

131 Paul Richards MG

132 Al Lopez MG

133 Ralph Houk MG

134 Mickey Vernon MG

135 Fred Hutchinson MG

136 Walt Alston MG

137 Chuck Dressen MG

138 Danny Murtaugh MG

139 Solly Hemus MG

140 Gus Triandos

141 Billy Williams RC

142 Luis Arroyo

143 Russ Snyder

144 Jim Coke

145 Bob Buhl

146 Marty Keough

147 Ed Rakow

148 Julian Javier

149 Bob Oldis

150 Willie Mays

151 Jim Donohue

152 Earl Torgeson

153 Don Lee

154 Bobby Del Greco

155 Johnny Temple

156 Ken Hunt

157 Cal McLish

158 Pete Daley

159 Orioles Team

160 Whitey Ford

161 Sherman Jones UER RC

162 Jay Hook

163 Ed Sadowski

164 Felix Mantilla

165 Gino Cimoli

166 Danny Kravit

167 Giants Team

168 Tommy Davi

169 Don Elsto

170 Al Smith

171 Paul Foytack

172 Don Dillard

173 Beantown Bombers - Jensen/Malzone/Wertz

174 Ray Semproc

175 Gene Freese

176 Ken Aspromonte

Series Three

177 Don Larsen

178 Bob Nieman

179 Joe Koppe

180 Bobby Richardson

181 Fred Green

182 Dave Nicholson RC

183 Andre Rodgers

184 Steve Bilko

185 Herb Score

186 Elmer Valo

187 Billy Klaus

188 Jim Marshall

189 Checklist 177-264

190 Stan Williams

191 Mike De La Hoz RC

192 Dick Brown

193 Gene Conley

194 Gordy Coleman

195 Jerry Casale

196 Ed Bouchee

197 Dick Hall

198 Carl Sawatski

199 Bob Boyd

200 Warren Spahn

201 Pete Whisenant

202 Al Neiger RC

203 Eddie Bressoud

204 Bob Skinner

205 Bill Pierce

206 Gene Green

207 Dodger Southpaws - Koufax/Podres

208 Larry Osborne

209 Ken McBride

210 Pete Runnels

211 Bob Gibson

212 Haywood Sullivan

213 Bill Stafford RC

214 Danny Murphy RC

215 Gus Bell

216 Ted Bowsfield

217 Mel Roach

218 Hal Brown

219 Gene Mauch MG

220 Al Dark MG

221 Mike Higgins MG

222 Jimmie Dykes MG

223 Bob Scheffing MG

224 Joe Gordon MG

225 Bill Rigney MG

226 Harry Lavagetto MG

227 Juan Pizarro

228 Yankees Team

229 Rudy Hernandez RC

230 Don Hoak

231 Dick Drott

232 Bill White

233 Joe Jay

234 Ted Lepcio

235 Camilo Pascual

236 Don Gile RC

237 Billy Loes

238 Jim Gilliam

239 Dave Sisler

240 Ron Hansen

241 Al Cicotte

242 Hal W. Smith

243 Frank Lary

244 Chico Cardenas

245 Joe Adcock

246 Bob Davis RC

247 Billy Goodman

248 Ed Keegan RC

249 Reds Team

250 Buc Hill Aces - Face/Law

251 Bill Bruton

252 Bill Short

253 Sammy Taylor

254 Ted Sadowski RC

255 Vic Power

256 Billy Hoeft

257 Carroll Hardy

258 Jack Sanford

259 John Schaive RC

260 Don Drysdale

261 Charlie Lau

262 Tony Curry

263 Ken Hamlin

264 Glen Hobbie

Series Four

265 Tony Kubek

266 Lindy McDaniel

267 Norm Siebern

268 Ike DeLock

269 Harry Chiti

270 Bob Friend

271 Jim Landis

272 Tom Morgan

273 Checklist 265-352

274 Gary Bell

275 Gene Woodling

276 Ray Rippelmeyer RC

277 Hank Foiles

278 Don McMahon

279 Jose Pagan

280 Frank Howard

281 Frank Sullivan

282 Faye Throneberry

283 Bob Anderson

284 Dick Gernert

285 Sherm Lollar

286 George Witt

287 Carl Yastrzemski

288 Albie Pearson

289 Ray Moore

290 Stan Musial

291 Tex Clevenge

292 Jim Baumer RC

293 Tom Sturdivant

294 Don Blasingame

295 Milt Pappas

296 Wes Covington

297 Athletics Team

298 Jim Golden RC

299 Clay Dalrymple

300 Mickey Mantle

301 Chet Nichols

302 Al Heist RC

303 Gary Peters

304 Rocky Nelson

305 Mike McCormick

306 World Series Game 1 - Virdon Saves Game

307 World Series Game 2 - Mantle Slams 2 Homers

308 World Series Game 3 - Richardson is Hero

309 World Series Game 4 - Cimoli is Safe...

310 World Series Game 5 - Face Saves the Day

311 World Series Game 6-Ford Pitches 2nd SO

312 World Series Game 7-Mazeroski's Homer

313 World Series Summary Winners Celebrate

314 Bob Miller

315 Earl Battey

316 Bobby Gene Smith

317 Jim Brewer RC

318 Danny O'Connell

319 Valmy Thomas

320 Lou Burdette

321 Marv Breeding

322 Bill Kunkel RC

323 Sammy Esposito

324 Hank Aguirre

325 Wally Moon

326 Dave Hillman

327 Matty Alou

328 Jim O'Toole

329 Julio Becquer

330 Rocky Colavito

331 Ned Garver

332 Dutch Dotterer UER

333 Fritz Brickell

334 Walt Bond

335 Frank Bolling

336 Don Mincher

337 Al's Aces

338 Don Landrum

339 Gene Baker

340 Vic Wertz

341 Jim Owens

342 Clint Courtney

343 Earl Robinson RC

344 Sandy Koufax

345 Jim Piersall

346 Howie Nunn

347 Cardinals Team

348 Steve Boros

349 Danny McDevitt

350 Ernie Banks

351 Jim King

352 Bob Shaw

Series Five

353 Howie Bedell RC

354 Billy Harrell

355 Bob Allison

356 Ryne Duren

357 Daryl Spence

358 Earl Averill

359 Dallas Green

360 Frank Robinson

361 Checklist 353-429

362 Frank Funk RC

363 John Roseboro

364 Moe Drabowsky

365 Jerry Lumpe

366 Eddie Fisher

367 Jim Rivera

368 Bennie Daniels

369 Dave Philley

370 Roy Face

371 Bill Skowron SP

372 Bob Hendley RC

373 Red Sox Team

374 Paul Giel

375 Ken Boyer

376 Mike Roarke RC

377 Ruben Gomez

378 Wally Post

379 Bobby Shantz

380 Minnie Minoso

381 Dave Wickersham RC

382 Dave Wickersham 382. Frank Thomas

383 Frisco First Liners -McCormick/O'Dell/Sanford

384 Chuck Essegian

385 Jim Perry

386 Joe Hicks

387 Duke Maas

388 Bob Clemente

389 Ralph Terry

390 Del Crandall

391 Winston Brown RC

392 Reno Bertoia

393 Batter Bafflers - Cardwell,/Hobbie)

394 Ken Walters

395 Chuck Estrada

396 Bob Aspromonte

397 Hal Woodeshick

398 Hank Bauer

399 Cliff Cook RC

400 Vern Law

401 Babe Ruth Hits 60th Homer

402 Larsen Pitches Perfect Game

403 Brooklyn-Boston Play 26-Inning Tie

404 Hornsby Tops N. L. With .424 Average

405 Gehrig Benched fter 2,130 Games

406 Mantle Blasts 565-ft. Home Run

407 Jack Chesbro Wins 41st Game

408 Mathewson Strikes Out 267 Batters

409 Johnson Hurls 3rd Shutout in 4 Days

410 Haddix Pitches 12 Perfect Innings

411 Tony Taylor

412 Larry Sherry

413 Eddie Yost

414 Dick Donovan

415 Hank Aaron

416 Dick Howser RC

417 Juan Marichal RC

418 Ed Bailey

419 Tom Borland

420 Ed Broglio

421 Ty Cline

422 Bud Daley

423 Charlie Neal

424 Turk Lown

425 Yogi Berra

426 Card Not Issued

427 Dick Ellsworth

428 Ray Barker RC

429 Al Kaline

Series Six

430 Bill Mazeroski SP

431 Chuck Stobbs

432 Coot Veal

433 Art Mahaffey

434 Tom Brewer

435 Orlando Cepeda

436 Jim Maloney RC

437 Checklist 430-506

438 Curt Flood

439 Phil Regan RC

440 Luis Aparicio

441 Dick Bertell

442 Gordon Jones

443 Duke Snider

444 Joe Nuxhall

445 Frank Malzone

446 Bob Taylor

447 Harry Bright

448 Del Rice

449 Bobby Bolin RC

450 Jim Lemon

451 Power for Ernie - Broglio/Spencer/White

452 Bob Allen RC

453 Dick Schofield

454 Pumpsie Green

455 Early Wynn

456 Hal Bevan

457 Johnny James

458 Willie Tasby

459 Terry Fox RC

460 Gil Hodges

461 Smoky Burgess

462 Lou Klimchock

463 Jack Fisher

464 Leroy Thomas RC

465 Roy McMillan

466 Ron Moeller RC

467 Indians Team

468 Johnny Callison

469 Ralph Lumenti

470 Roy Sievers

471 Phil Rizzuto - MVP

472 Yogi Berra - MVP SP

473 Bobby Shantz - MVP

474 Al Rosen - MVP

475 Mickey Mantle - MVP

476 Jackie Jensen - MVP

477 Nellie Fox - MVP

478 Roger Maris - MVP

479 Jim Konstanty - MVP

480 Roy Campanella - MVP

481 Hank Sauer - MVP

482 Willie Mays - MVP

483 Don Newcombe - MVP

484 Hank Aaron - MVP

485 Ernie Banks - MVP

486 Dick Groat - MVP

487 Gene Oliver

488 Joe McClain RC

489 Walt Dropo

490 Jim Bunning

491 Phillies Team

492 Ron Fairly

493 Don Zimmer UER (Brooklyn A.L.)

494 Tom Cheney

495 Elston Howard

496 Ken MacKenzie

497 Willie Jones

498 Ray Herbert

499 Chuck Schilling RC

500 Harvey Kuenn

501 John De Merit RC

502 Clarence Coleman RC

503 Tito Francona

504 Billy Consolo

505 Red Schoedienst

506 Willie Davis RC

Series Seven

507 Pete Burnside

508 Rocky Bridges

509 Camilo Carreon

510 Art Ditmar

511 Joe Morgan

512 Bob Will

513 Jim Brosnan

514 Jake Wood RC

515 Jackie Brandt

516 Checklist 507-587

517 Willie McCovey

518 Andy Carey

519 Jim Pagliaroni RC

520 Joe Cunningham

521 Brother Battery - L. Sherry/N. Sherry

522 Dick Farrell UER

523 Joe Gibbon

524 Johnny Logan

525 Ron Perranoski RC

526 R. C. Stevens

527 Gene Leek

528 Pedro Ramos

529 Bob Roselli

530 Bobby Malkmus

531 Jim Coates

532 Bob Hale

533 Jack Curtis

534 Eddie Kasko

535 Larry Jackson

536 Bill Tuttle

537 Bobby Locke

538 Chuck Hiller

539 Johnny Klippstein

540 Jackie Jensen

541 Roland Sheldon RC

542 Twins Team

543 Roger Craig

544 George Thomas

545 Hoyt Wilhelm

546 Marty Kutyna

547 Leon Wagner

548 Ted Wills

549 Hal R. Smith

550 Frank Baumann

551 George Altman

552 Jim Archer

553 Bill Fischer

554 Pirates Team

555 Sam Jones

556 Ken R. Hunt RC

557 Jose Valdivielso

558 Don Ferrarese

559 Jim Gentile

560 Barry Latman

561 Charley James

562 Bill Monbouquette

563 Bob Cerv

564 Don Cardwell

565 Felipe Alou

566 Paul Richards AS

567 Danny Murtaugh AS

568 Bill Skowron AS

569 Frank Herrera AS

570 Nellie Fox AS

571 Bill Mazeroski AS

572 Brooks Robinson AS

573 Ken Boyer AS

574 Luis Aparicio AS

575 Ernie Banks AS

576 Roger Maris

577 Hank Aaron

578 Mickey Mantle

579 Willie Mays

580 Al Kaline

581 Frank Robinson

582 Earl Battey

583 Del Crandall

584 Jim Perry

585 Bob Friend

586 Whitey Ford

587 Card Not Issued

588 Card Not Issued

589 Warren Spahn

Inserts

Magic Rub-Offs

Randomly inserted into packs of 1961 Topps Baseball were 36 "Magic Rub-Offs." Each Rub-Off (a temporary tattoo) measures 2 1/16" by 3 1/16". Half the set are team logos, while the other half depict players (one from each team).

• Duke Mass
• Detroit Tigers
• New York Yankees
• Minnesota Twins
• Washington Senators
• Boston Red Sox
• Los Angeles Angels
• Kansas City A's
• Baltimore Orioles
• Chicago White Sox
• Cleveland Indians
• Pittsburgh Pirates
• San Francisco Giants
• Los Angeles Dodgers
• Philadelphia Phillies
• Cincinnati Redlegs
• St. Louis Cardinals
• Chicago Cubs
• Milwaukee Braves
• John Romano
• Ray Moore
• Ernie Banks
• Charlie Maxwell
• Yogi Berra
• Dutch Dotterer
• Jim Brosnan
• Billy Martin
• Jackie Brandt
• Pete Runnels
• Joe Gordon
• Sam Jones
• Walt Moryn
• Harvey Haddix
• Frank Howard
• Turk Lown
• Frank Herrera

Stamps

Randomly inserted into packs were 208 different stamps. The set is actually comprised of 208 stamps: 104 players are pictured on brown stamps and 104 players appear on green stamps, with Al Kaline found in both colors. The stamps were issued in attached pairs and an album was sold separately (10 cents) at retail outlets. Each stamp measures 1 3/8" by 1 3/16"

• George Altman
• Bob Anderson
• Richie Ashburn
• Ernie Banks
• Ed Bouchee
• Jim Brewer
• Dick Ellsworth
• Don Elston
• Ron Santo
• Sammy Taylor
• Bob Will
• Billy Williams
• Ed Bailey
• Gus Bell
• Jim Brosnan
• Chico Cardenas
• Gene Freese
• Eddie Kasko
• Jerry Lynch
• Billy Martin
• Jim O'Toole
• Vada Pinson
• Wally Post
• Frank Robinson
• Tommy Davis
• Don Drysdale
• Frank Howard
• Norm Larker
• Wally Moon
• Charlie Neal
• Johnny Podres
• Ed Roebuck
• Johnny Roseboro
• Larry Sherry
• Duke Snider
• Stan Williams
• Hank Aaron
• Joe Adcock
• Bill Bruton
• Bob Buhl
• Wes Covington
• Del Crandall
• Joey Jay
• Felix Mantilla
• Eddie Mathews
• Roy McMillan
• Warren Spahn
• Carlton Willey
• John Buzhardt
• Johnny Callison
• Tony Curry
• Clay Dalrymple
• Bobby Del Greco
• Dick Farrell
• Tony Gonzalez
• Pancho Herrera
• Art Mahaffey
• Robin Roberts
• Tony Taylor
• Lee Walls
• Smoky Burgess
• Roy Face
• Bob Friend
• Dick Groat
• Don Hoak
• Vern Law
• Bill Mazeroski
• Rocky Nelson
• Bob Skinner
• Hal W. Smith
• Dick Stuart
• Bill Virdon
• Don Blasingame
• Eddie Bressoud
• Orlando Cepeda
• Jim Davenport
• Harvey Kuenn
• Hobie Landrith
• Juan Marichal
• Willie Mays
• Mike McCormick
• Willie McCovey
• Billy O'Dell
• Jack Sanford
• Ken Boyer
• Curt Flood
• Alex Grammas
• Larry Jackson
• Julian Javier
• Ron Kline
• Lindy McDaniel
• Stan Musial
• Curt Simmons
• Hal Smith
• Daryl Spencer
• Bill White
• Steve Barber
• Jackie Brandt
• Marv Breeding
• Chuck Estrada
• Jim Gentile
• Ron Hansen
• Milt Pappas
• Brooks Robinson
• Gene Stephens
• Gus Triandos
• Hoyt Wilhelm
• Tom Brewer
• Gene Conley
• Ike Delock
• Gary Geiger
• Jackie Jensen
• Frank Malzone
• Bill Monbouquette
• Russ Nixon
• Pete Runnels
• Willie Tasby
• Vic Wertz
• Carl Yastrzemski
• Luis Aparicio
• Russ Kemmerer
• Jim Landis
• Sherman Lollar
• J.C. Martin
• Minnie Minoso
• Billy Pierce
• Bob Shaw
• Roy Sievers
• Al Smith
• Gerry Staley
• Early Wynn
• Johnny Antonelli
• Ken Aspromonte
• Tito Francona
• Mudcat Grant
• Woody Held
• Barry Latman
• Jim Perry
• Jim Piersall
• Bubba Phillips
• Vic Power
• Johnny Romano
• Johnny Temple
• Hank Aguirre
• Frank Bolling
• Steve Boros
• Jim Bunning
• Norm Cash
• Harry Chiti
• Chico Fernandez
• Dick Gernert
• Al Kaline (green)
• Al Kaline (brown)
• Frank Lary
• Charlie Maxwell
• Dave Sisler
• Hank Bauer
• Bob Boyd
• Andy Carey
• Bud Daley
• Dick Hall
• J.C. Hartman
• Ray Herbert
• Whitey Herzog
• Jerry Lumpe
• Norm Siebern
• Marv Throneberry
• Bill Tuttle
• Dick Williams
• Jerry Casale
• Bob Cerv
• Ned Garver
• Ken L. Hunt
• Ted Kluszewski
• Ed Sadowski
• Eddie Yost
• Bob Allison
• Earl Battey
• Reno Bertoia
• Billy Gardner
• Jim Kaat
• Harmon Killebrew
• Jim Lemon
• Camilo Pascual
• Pedro Ramos
• Chuck Stobbs
• Zoilo Versalles
• Pete Whisenant
• Luis Arroyo
• Yogi Berra
• John Blanchard
• Clete Boyer
• Art Ditmar
• Whitey Ford
• Elston Howard
• Tony Kubek
• Mickey Mantle
• Roger Maris
• Bobby Shantz
• Bill Stafford
• Bob Turley
• Bud Daley
• Dick Donovan
• Bobby Klaus
• Johnny Klippstein
• Dale Long
• Ray Semproch
• Gene Woodling