1954 Bowman
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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Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
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Base | ? | - | ? | ? |
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)