Revision as of 20:09, 30 November 2022

Description

1959 Topps is a 572-card set released in five series -- the largest Topps set to date. Compared to other Topps sets of the era, 1959 is relatively easy to build and affordable -- due to the lack of premiere rookie cards (Bob Gibson and Sparky Anderson notwithstanding). '59 marked the Topps debut of Stan Musial. Ted Williams does not appear in the set, as he signed with Fleer who issued their own Williams-centric product.

Distribution

Reviews

Checklist

Base Set

Series One

1 Ford Frick COMM
2 Eddie Yost
3 Don McMahon
4 Albie Pearson
5 Dick Donovan
6 Alex Grammas UER: Born 1928, should be 1926
7 Al Pilarcik
8 Philadelphia Phillies TC CL 1-88
9 Paul Giel
10 Mickey Mantle
11 Billy Hunter
12 Vern Law
13 Dick Gernert UER: First played for Scranton in 1950, not 1951
14 Pete Whisenant UER: 5th line on back, "7 years in the minors", should be 8
15 Dick Drott
16 Joe Pignatano
17 Frank Thomas / Danny Murtaugh / Ted Kluszewski "Danny's All Stars"
18 Jack Urban
19 Ed Bressoud
20 Duke Snider
21 Connie Johnson
22 Al Smith
23 Murry Dickson
24 Red Wilson
25 Don Hoak
26 Chuck Stobbs
27 Andy Pafko
28 Red Worthington
29 Jim Bolger
30 Nellie Fox
31 Ken Lehman
32 Don Buddin
33 Ed Fitz Gerald
34 Al Kaline / Charlie Maxwell "Pitchers Beware"
35 Ted Kluszewski
36 Hank Aguirre
37 Gene Green
38 Morrie Martin
39 Ed Bouchee
40c Warren Spahn COR: Born 1921
40b Warren Spahn ERR: Born 1931, should be 1921, the bottom of the 3 is partially obscured
40a Warren Spahn ERR: Born 1931, should be 1921
41 Bob Martyn
42 Murray Wall
43 Steve Bilko
44b Vito Valentinetti UER: Born 1929, should be 1928; COR: Colon after "Home" in bio
44a Vito Valentinetti UER: Born 1929, should be 1928; ERR: No colon after "Home" in bio
45 Andy Carey
46 Bill Henry UER: Says Complete Major and Minor League Pitching Record, But Only Lists M
47 Jim Finigan
48 Baltimore Orioles TC CL 1-88
49 Bill Hall RC
50 Willie Mays
51 Rip Coleman
52 Coot Veal
53 Stan Williams RC
54 Mel Roach
55 Tom Brewer
56 Carl Sawatski
57 Al Cicotte
58 Eddie Miksis
59 Irv Noren
60 Bob Turley
61 Dick Brown
62 Tony Taylor
63 Jim Hearn UER: Says Giants swept 1951 World Series, actually lost in 6 to Yankees
64 Joe DeMaestri
65 Frank Torre
66 Joe Ginsberg
67 Brooks Lawrence
68 Dick Schofield
69 San Francisco Giants TC CL 89-176
70 Harvey Kuenn
71 Don Bessent
72 Bill Renna UER: Born 1926, should be 1924
73 Ron Jackson UER: Born 1923, should be 1933
74 Jim Lemon / Cookie Lavagetto / Roy Sievers "Directing the Power" UER: 5th line, "drove in 107 runs", should be 114
75 Sam Jones
76 Bobby Richardson
77 John Goryl
78 Pedro Ramos
79 Harry Chiti
80 Minnie Minoso UER: Born 1923, should be 1925
81 Hal Jeffcoat
82 Bob Boyd UER: Born 1926, should be 1919
83 Bob Smith UER: Cartoon on back applies to an outfielder instead of a pitcher
84 Reno Bertoia
85 Harry Anderson
86 Bob Keegan UER: Born 1922, should be 1920
87 Danny O'Connell
88 Herb Score
89 Billy Gardner
90 Bill Skowron
91 Herb Moford RC
92 Dave Philley UER: Says 1951 and 1956 in stats instead of 1941 and 1946.
93 Julio Becquer
94 Chicago White Sox TC CL 89-176
95 Carl Willey
96 Lou Berberet
97 Jerry Lynch
98 Arnie Portocarrero
99 Ted Kazanski
100 Bob Cerv
101 Alex Kellner UER: 3rd line says 7-2 record with Reds, was actually 7-3 (as seen on stat
102 Felipe Alou RC
103 Billy Goodman
104 Del Rice
105 Lee Walls
106 Hal Woodeshick RC
107 Norm Larker RC
108 Zack Monroe RC
109 Bob Schmidt
110 George Witt RC

Series Five

507 Bob Hale
508 Art Fowler
509 Norm Cash RC
510 New York Yankees TC CL 496-572
511 George Susce
512 George Altman RC
513 Tom Carroll
514 Bob Gibson RC
515 Harmon Killebrew
516 Mike Garcia
517 Joe Koppe RC
518 Mike Cuellar RC UER: Last name misspelled "Cueller" on front and back
519 Pete Runnells / Dick Gernert / Frank Malzone "Infield Power"
520 Don Elston
521 Gary Geiger
522 Gene Snyder RC
523 Harry Bright RC
524 Larry Osborne RC
525 Jim Coates RC
526 Bob Speake
527 Solly Hemus
528 Pittsburgh Pirates TC CL 496-572
529 George Bamberger RC
530 Wally Moon
531 Ray Webster RC
532 Mark Freeman RC
533 Darrell Johnson
534 Faye Throneberry
535 Ruben Gomez
536 Dan Kravitz
537 Rodolfo Arias RC
538 Chick King
539 Gary Blaylock RC
540 Willy Miranda
541 Bob Thurman UER: Born 1923, should be 1917
542 Jim Perry RC
543 Bob Skinner / Bill Virdon / Roberto Clemente "Corsair Outfield Trio"
544 Lee Tate RC
545 Tom Morgan
546 Al Schroll
547 Jim Baxes RC
548 Elmer Singleton
549 Howie Nunn RC
550 Roy Campanella "Symbol of Courage"
551 Fred Haney AS MGR
552 Casey Stengel AS MGR
553 Orlando Cepeda AS
554 Bill Skowron AS
555 Bill Mazeroski AS
556 Nellie Fox AS
557 Ken Boyer AS
558 Frank Malzone AS
559 Ernie Banks AS
560 Luis Aparicio AS
561 Hank Aaron AS
562 Al Kaline AS
563 Willie Mays AS
564 Mickey Mantle AS
565 Wes Covington AS
566 Roy Sievers AS
567 Del Crandall AS
568 Gus Triandos AS
569 Bob Friend AS
570 Bob Turley AS
571 Warren Spahn AS
572 Billy Pierce AS

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 ==Base Set==
+===Series One===
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-SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '1959') AND (setname='Topps')
+SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '1959') AND (setname='Topps') AND (num < 111)
 ORDER BY num +0 ASC;
 </sql2wiki>
+===Series Five===
+<sql2wiki database="carddb">
+SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '1959') AND (setname='Topps') AND (num > 506)
+ORDER BY num +0 ASC;
+</sql2wiki>
 [[Category:Topps]]
 [[Category:1959]]