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Description

The 1954 Bowman set consists of 224 cards that measure 2 1/2" by 3 5/8. Forty of the cards in this set are variations as they have statistical errors.

In 1954, Topps signed exclusive contract with Ted Williams which forced Bowman to pull card #66 of Williams from its set. Bowman replaced #66 with a card of Jimmy Piersall who was also featured on card #210.

Some people say that the uniforms of Oriole players depicted in this set were made up by the artists at Bowman due to the fact that Browns moved to Baltimore in 1954 and didn't have uniforms yet.

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Checklist

Base Set

1 Phil Rizzuto

2 Jackie Jensen

3 Marion Fricano

4 Bob Hooper

5 Billy Hunter

6 Nellie Fox

7 Walt Dropo

8 Jim Busby

9 Dave Williams

10 Carl Erskine

11 Sid Gordon

12 Roy McMillan

13 Paul Minner

14 Gerry Staley

15 Richie Ashburn

16 Jim Wilson

17 Tom Gorman

18 Hoot Evers

19 Bobby Shantz

20 Art Houtteman

21 Vic Wertz

22 Sam Mele

23 Harvey Kuenn RC

24 Bob Porterfield

25 Wes Westrum

26 Billy Cox

27 Dick Cole RC

28 Jim Greengrass

29 Johnny Klippstein

30 Del Rice

31 Smoky Burgess

32 Del Crandall

33 Vic Raschi

34 Sammy White

35 Eddie Joost

36 George Strickland

37 Dick Kokos

38 Minnie Minoso

39 Ned Garver

40 Gil Coan

41 Alvin Dark

42 Billy Loes

43 Bob Friend

44 Harry Perkowski

45 Ralph Kiner

46 Rip Repulski

47 Granny Hamner

48 Jack Dittmer

49 Harry Byrd

50 George Kell

51 Alex Kellner

52 Joe Ginsberg

53 Don Lenhardt

54 Chico Carrasquel

55 Jim Delsing

56 Maurice McDermott

57 Hoyt Wilhelm

58 Pee Wee Reese

59 Bob Schultz

60 Fred Baczewski RC

61 Eddie Miksis

62 Enos Slaughter

63 Earl Torgeson

64 Eddie Mathews

65 Mickey Mantle

66 Ted Williams

67 Carl Scheib

68 Bobby Avila

69 Clint Courtney

70 Willard Marshall

71 Ted Gray

72 Eddie Yost

73 Don Mueller

74 Jim Gilliam

75 Max Surkont

76 Joe Nuxhall

77 Bob Rush

78 Sal Yvars

79 Curt Simmons

80 Johnny Logan

81 Jerry Coleman

82 Billy Goodman

83 Ray Murray

84 Larry Doby

85 Jim Dyck

86 Harry Dorish

87 Don Lund

88 Tom Umphlett

89 Willie Mays

90 Roy Campanella

91 Cal Abrams

92 Ken Raffensberger

93 Bill Serena

94 Solly Hemus

95 Robin Roberts

96 Joe Adcock

97 Gil McDougald

98 Ellis Kinder

99 Pete Suder

100 Mike Garcia

101 Don Larsen RC

102 Billy Pierce

103 Steve Souchock

104 Frank Shea

105 Sal Maglie

106 Clem Labine

107 Paul LaPalme

108 Bobby Adams

109 Roy Smalley

110 Red Schoendienst

111 Murry Dickson

112 Andy Pafko

113 Allie Reynolds

114 Willard Nixon

115 Don Bollweg

116 Luke Easter

117 Dick Kryhoski

118 Bob Boyd

119 Fred Hatfield

120 Mel Hoderlein

121 Ray Katt RC

122 Carl Furillo

123 Toby Atwell

124 Gus Bell

125 Warren Hacker

126 Cliff Chambers

127 Del Ennis

128 Ebba St.Claire

129 Hank Bauer

130 Milt Bolling

131 Joe Astroth

132 Bob Feller

133 Duane Pillette

134 Luis Aloma

135 Johnny Pesky

136 Clyde Vollmer

137 Al Corwin

138 Gil Hodges

139 Preston Ward

140 Saul Rogovin

141 Joe Garagiola

142 Al Brazle

143 Willie Jones

144 Ernie Johnson RC

145 Billy Martin

146 Dick Gernert

147 Joe DeMaestri

148 Dale Mitchell

149 Bob Young

150 Cass Michaels

151 Pat Mullin

152 Mickey Vernon

153 Whitey Lockman

154 Don Newcombe

155 Frank Thomas RC

156 Rocky Bridges

157 Turk Lown

158 Stu Miller

159 Johnny Lindell

160 Danny O'Connell

161 Yogi Berra

162 Ted Lepcio

163 Dave Philley

164 Early Wynn

165 Johnny Groth

166 Sandy Consuegra

167 Billy Hoeft

168 Ed Fitzgerald

169 Larry Jansen

170 Duke Snider

171 Carlos Bernier

172 Andy Seminick

173 Dee Fondy

174 Pete Castiglione

175 Mel Clark

176 Vern Bickford

177 Whitey Ford

178 Del Wilber

179 Morrie Martin

180 Joe Tipton

181 Les Moss

182 Sherm Lollar

183 Matt Batts

184 Mickey Grasso

185 Daryl Spencer

186 Russ Meyer

187 Vern Law

188 Frank Smith

189 Randy Jackson

190 Joe Presko

191 Karl Drews

192 Lew Burdette

193 Eddie Robinson

194 Sid Hudson

195 Bob Cain

196 Bob Lemon

197 Lou Kretlow

198 Virgil Trucks

199 Steve Gromek

200 Conrado Marrero

201 Bobby Thomson

202 George Shuba

203 Vic Janowicz

204 Jack Collum RC

205 Hal Jeffcoat

206 Steve Bilko

207 Stan Lopata

208 Johnny Antonelli

209 Gene Woodling

210 Jimmy Piersall

211 Al Robertson

212 Owen Friend

213 Dick Littlefield

214 Ferris Fain

215 Johnny Bucha

216 Jerry Snyder

217 Hank Thompson

218 Preacher Roe

219 Hal Rice

220 Hobie Landrith

221 Frank Baumholtz

222 Memo Luna RC

223 Steve Ridzik

224 Bill Bruton

Variations=

12A Roy McMillan (At Bats - 551/1290)

12B Roy McMillan (At Bats - 557/1296)

22A Sam Mele (putouts - 213/1661)

22B Sam Mele (putouts - 217/1665)

25A Wes Westrum (field avg.- 1.000/.987)

25B Wes Westrum field avg. - (.982/.986)

26A Billy Cox (field avg. - 1.000/.960)

26B Billy Cox (field avg. - .972/.960)

28A Jim Greengrass (birthplace Addison, NJ)

28B Jim Greengrass (birthplace Addison, NY)

33A Victor Raschi (no traded line)

33B Victor Raschi (traded line)

35A Eddie Joost (Quiz answer is 8)

35B Eddie Joost (Quiz answer is 33)

38A Orestes Minoso (field avg.-.895/.961)

38A Orestes Minoso (field avg.-.963/.963)

41A Alvin Dark (.986/.960 field avg.)

41B Alvin Dark (.968/.960 field avg.)

43A Bob Friend (20 shutouts in quiz question)

43B Bob Friend (16 shutouts in quiz question)

47A Granville Hamner (field avg.-.970/.953)

47B Granville Hamner (field avg.-.953/.951.)

53A Don Lenhardt (field avg -.969/.984.)

53B Don Lenhardt (field avg - .966/.983.)

61A Eddie Miksis (.954/.962 field avg.)

61A Eddie Miksis (.954/.961 field avg.)

66B Jimmy Piersall

67A Carl Scheib (.306 pct. with two lines under bio)

67B (.306 pct. with one line under bio)

67C Carl Scheib (.300 pct.)

80a. John Logan (Runs - 106)

80b. John Logan (Runs - 100)

81a. Jerry Coleman (field avg.-1.000/.975)

81b. Jerry Coleman (field avg.- 952/.975 field)

82a. Bill Goodman (field avg. - 965/.986)

82b. Bill Goodman (field avg. -.972/.985)

85a. Jim Dyck (.926/.956 field avg.)

85b. Jim Dyck (.947/.960 field avg.)

93A Bill Serena (field avg. - .983/.966)

93B. Bill Serena ( field avg. - .977/.966)

94A Solly Hemus (assists - 476/1343)

94B Solly Hemus (assists - 477/1343)

99A Pete Suder (field avg. - .985/.974)

99B Pete Suder (field avg. - .978/.974)

103A Stephen Souchock (putouts-144/1192)

103B Stephen Souchock (putouts-147/1195)

105A Sal Maglie (Quiz answer is 8)

105B Sal Maglie (Quiz answer is 1904)

124A Gus Bell ( errors - 15/27)

124B Gus Bell ( errors - 11/26)

138A. Gil Hodges ( field avg. - .993/.991)

138B Gil Hodges ( field avg. -.992/.991)

139A Preston Ward ( field avg. - .961/.992)

139B Preston Ward ( field avg. - .990/.992)

140A Saul Rogovin (7-12 won/lost with 2 stikeouts)

140B Saul Rogovin (7-12 won/lost with 62 stikeouts)

140C Saul Rogovin (8-12 won/lost)

145A Billy Martin ( field avg. -.985/.983)

145B Billy Martin ( field avg. - .983/.982)

153A Whitey Lockman (assists - 100/331)

153B Whitey Lockman (assists - 102/333)

156A Everett Bridges ( assists - 320/467)

156B Everett Bridges ( assists - 328/475)

163A. Dave Philley (152 games with no traded line)

163B Dave Philley (152 games with traded line)

163C Dave Philley (157 games with traded line)

174A Pete Castiglione (field avg. -.966/.959)

174B Pete Castiglione (field avg. -.970/.959)

179A. Morris Martin (era -44)

179B Morris Martin (era 4.44)

185A. Daryl Spencer (field avg. - .941/.944)

185B Daryl Spencer (field avg. - .933/.936)

212A Owen Friend ( field avg. - .964/.957)

212B Owen Friend ( field avg. - .967/.958)

216A Jerry Snyder (field avg. - .988/.988)

216B Jerry Snyder (field avg. - .968/.968)

217A Henry Thompson (field avg. -.956/.951)

217B Henry Thompson (field avg. -.958/.952)