1954 Bowman Baseball Card Set Guide
Set Description
Bowman released 224 different cards in what would be its penultimate set. For the front of the cards, Bowman went back to the art reproductions of actual photos. There is also a small color banner on the bottom of each card containing a facsimile signature in it. The issue was done quickly, and as a result there were many errors initially made. In fact, over 20% of the cards (40 total) had errors made in regards to the statistics on the back (Example #47 Granny Hammer, variation A: .970/.953 Field Avg., variation B .953/.951 Field Ave.). All the errors were eventually corrected and there is very little difference in value among variations. One of the most sought after scarcities of the 1950s was the 1954 Bowman Ted Williams. The Ted Williams #66 card was initially released but had to be replaced soon after printing started due to a contract issue. The #66 Williams card was replaced by Jim Piersall in later print runs. The set also contains Hall of Famers such as Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Yogi Berra, and Duke Snider.
Set Information
Manufacturer: Bowman
Year: 1954
Cards in Set: 224
Card Size: 2-1/2" x 3-3/4"
Series
Series 1: 1-128
Series 2: 129-224
Notes
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The "high number" series 2 carries a small premium over series 1
Errors and Variations
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20% of the set (40 cards) have variations in the stats. There is little difference in value based on these variations
Key Rookie Cards
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Don Larons (#101)
Key Cards/Hall of Famers
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Phil Rizzuto (#1)
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Mickey Mantle (#65)
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Ted Williams (#66A)
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Willie Mays (#89)
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Roy Campanella (#90)
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Yogi Berra (#161)
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Duke Snider (#170)
Subsets
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None
1954 Bowman Baseball Checklist
1 Phil Rizzuto - New York Yankees
2 Jackie Jensen - Boston Red Sox
3 Marion Fricano - Philadelphia Athletics
4 Bob Hooper - Cleveland Indians
5 Billy Hunter - Baltimore Orioles
6 Nellie Fox - Chicago White Sox
7 Walt Dropo - Detroit Tigers
8 Jim Busby - Washington Senators
9 Davey Williams - New York Giants
10 Carl Erskine - Brooklyn Dodgers
11 Sid Gordon - Pittsburgh Pirates
12 Roy McMillan - Cincinnati Reds
13 Paul Minner - Chicago Cubs
14 Jerry Staley - St. Louis Cardinals
15 Richie Ashburn - Philadelphia Phillies
16 Jim Wilson - Milwaukee Braves
17 Tom Gorman - New York Yankees
18 Hoot Evers - Boston Red Sox
19 Bobby Shantz - Philadelphia Athletics
20 Art Houtteman - Cleveland Indians
21 Vic Wertz - Baltimore Orioles
22 Sam Mele - Chicago White Sox
23 Harvey Kuenn - Detroit Tigers RC
24 Bob Porterfield - Washington Senators
25 Wes Westrum - New York Giants
26 Billy Cox - Brooklyn Dodgers
27 Dick Cole - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
28 Jim Greengrass - Cincinnati Reds
29 Johnny Klippstein - Chicago Cubs
30 Del Rice Jr. - St. Louis Cardinals
31 Smoky Burgess - Philadelphia Phillies
32 Del Crandall - Milwaukee Braves
33 Vic Raschi - New York Yankees
34 Sammy White - Boston Red Sox
35 Eddie Joost - Philadelphia Athletics
36 George Strickland - Cleveland Indians
37 Dick Kokos - Baltimore Orioles
38 Minnie Minoso - Chicago White Sox
39 Ned Garver - Detroit Tigers
40 Gil Coan - Washington Senators
41 Alvin Dark - New York Giants
42 Billy Loes - Brooklyn Dodgers
43 Bob Friend - Pittsburgh Pirates
44 Harry Perkowski - Cincinnati Reds
45 Ralph Kiner - Chicago Cubs
46 Rip Repulski - St. Louis Cardinals
47 Granny Hamner - Philadelphia Phillies
48 Jack Dittmer - Milwaukee Braves
49 Harry Byrd - New York Yankees
50 George Kell - Boston Red Sox
51 Alex Kellner - Philadelphia Athletics
52 Myron Ginsberg - Cleveland Indians
53 Don Lenhardt - Baltimore Orioles
54 Chico Carrasquel - Chicago White Sox
55 Jim Delsing - Detroit Tigers
56 Mickey McDermott - Washington Senators
57 Hoyt Wilhelm - New York Giants
58 Pee Wee Reese - Brooklyn Dodgers
59 Bob Schultz - Pittsburgh Pirates
60 Fred Baczewski - Cincinnati Reds RC
61 Eddie Miksis - Chicago Cubs
62 Enos Slaughter - St. Louis Cardinals
63 Earl Torgeson - Philadelphia Phillies
64 Eddie Mathews - Milwaukee Braves
65 Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees
66 Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox *
66 Jim Piersall - Boston Red Sox
67 Carl Scheib - Philadelphia Athletics
68 Bobby Avila - Cleveland Indians
69 Clint Courtney - Baltimore Orioles
70 Willard Marshall - Chicago White Sox
71 Ted Gray - Detroit Tigers
72 Eddie Yost - Washington Senators
73 Don Mueller - New York Giants
74 Jim Gilliam - Brooklyn Dodgers
75 Max Surkont - Pittsburgh Pirates
76 Joe Nuxhall - Cincinnati Reds
77 Bob Rush - Chicago Cubs
78 Sal Yvars - St. Louis Cardinals
79 Curt Simmons - Philadelphia Phillies
80 Johnny Logan - Milwaukee Braves
81 Jerry Coleman - New York Yankees
82 Billy Goodman - Boston Red Sox
83 Ray Murray - Philadelphia Athletics
84 Larry Doby - Cleveland Indians
85 Jim Dyck - Baltimore Orioles
86 Harry Dorish - Chicago White Sox
87 Don Lund - Detroit Tigers
88 Tom Umphlett - Washington Senators RC
89 Willie Mays - New York Giants
90 Roy Campanella - Brooklyn Dodgers
91 Cal Abrams - Pittsburgh Pirates
92 Ken Raffensberger - Cincinnati Reds
93 Bill Serena - Chicago Cubs
94 Solly Hemus - St. Louis Cardinals
95 Robin Roberts - Philadelphia Phillies
96 Joe Adcock - Milwaukee Braves
97 Gil McDougald - New York Yankees
98 Ellis Kinder - Boston Red Sox
99 Pete Suder - Philadelphia Athletics
100 Mike Garcia - Cleveland Indians
101 Don Larsen - Baltimore Orioles RC
102 Billy Pierce - Chicago White Sox
103 Steve Souchock - Detroit Tigers
104 Frank Shea - Washington Senators
105 Sal Maglie - New York Giants
106 Clem Labine - Brooklyn Dodgers
107 Paul LaPalme - Pittsburgh Pirates
108 Bobby Adams - Cincinnati Reds
109 Roy Smalley - Chicago Cubs
110 Red Schoendienst - St. Louis Cardinals
111 Murry Dickson - Philadelphia Phillies
112 Andy Pafko - Milwaukee Braves
113 Allie Reynolds - New York Yankees
114 Willard Nixon - Boston Red Sox
115 Don Bollweg - Philadelphia Athletics
116 Luke Easter - Cleveland Indians
117 Dick Kryhoski - Baltimore Orioles
118 Bob Boyd - Chicago White Sox
119 Fred Hatfield - Detroit Tigers
120 Mel Hoderlein - Washington Senators RC
121 Ray Katt - New York Giants RC
122 Carl Furillo - Brooklyn Dodgers
123 Toby Atwell - Pittsburgh Pirates
124 Gus Bell - Cincinnati Reds
125 Warren Hacker - Chicago Cubs
126 Cliff Chambers - St. Louis Cardinals
127 Del Ennis - Philadelphia Phillies
128 Ebba St. Claire - New York Giants
129 Hank Bauer - New York Yankees
130 Milt Bolling - Boston Red Sox
131 Joe Astroth - Philadelphia Athletics
132 Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians
133 Duane Pillette - Baltimore Orioles
134 Luis Aloma - Chicago White Sox
135 Johnny Pesky - Detroit Tigers
136 Clyde Vollmer - Washington Senators
137 Al Corwin - New York Giants
138 Gil Hodges - Brooklyn Dodgers
139 Preston Ward - Pittsburgh Pirates
140 Saul Rogovin - Cincinnati Reds
141 Joe Garagiola - Chicago Cubs
142 Al Brazle - St. Louis Cardinals
143 Willie Jones - Philadelphia Phillies
144 Ernie Johnson - Milwaukee Braves RC
145 Billy Martin - New York Yankees
146 Dick Gernert - Boston Red Sox
147 Joe DeMaestri - Philadelphia Athletics
148 Dale Mitchell - Cleveland Indians
149 Bobby Young - Baltimore Orioles
150 Cass Michaels - Chicago White Sox
151 Pat Mullin - Detroit Tigers
152 Mickey Vernon - Washington Senators
153 Whitey Lockman - New York Giants
154 Don Newcombe - Brooklyn Dodgers
155 Frank Thomas - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
156 Rocky Bridges - Cincinnati Reds
157 Turk Lown - Chicago Cubs
158 Stu Miller - St. Louis Cardinals
159 Johnny Lindell - Philadelphia Phillies
160 Danny O'Connell - Milwaukee Braves
161 Yogi Berra - New York Yankees
162 Ted Lepcio - Boston Red Sox
163 Dave Philley - Philadelphia Athletics
164 Early Wynn - Cleveland Indians
165 Johnny Groth - Baltimore Orioles
166 Sandy Consuegra - Chicago White Sox
167 Billy Hoeft - Detroit Tigers
168 Ed Fitz Gerald - Washington Senators
169 Larry Jansen - New York Giants
170 Duke Snider - Brooklyn Dodgers
171 Carlos Bernier - Pittsburgh Pirates
172 Andy Seminick - Cincinnati Reds
173 Dee Fondy - Chicago Cubs
174 Pete Castiglione - St. Louis Cardinals
175 Mel Clark - Philadelphia Phillies
176 Vern Bickford - Milwaukee Braves
177 Whitey Ford - New York Yankees
178 Del Wilber - Boston Red Sox
179 Morrie Martin - Philadelphia Athletics
180 Joe Tipton - Washington Senators
181 Les Moss - Baltimore Orioles
182 Sherm Lollar - Chicago White Sox
183 Matt Batts - Detroit Tigers
184 Mickey Grasso - Cleveland Indians
185 Daryl Spencer - New York Giants RC
186 Russ Meyer - Brooklyn Dodgers
187 Vern Law - Pittsburgh Pirates
188 Frank Smith - Cincinnati Reds
189 Randy Jackson - Chicago Cubs
190 Joe Presko - St. Louis Cardinals
191 Karl Drews - Philadelphia Phillies
192 Lew Burdette - Milwaukee Braves
193 Eddie Robinson - New York Yankees
194 Sid Hudson - Boston Red Sox
195 Bob Cain - Philadelphia Athletics
196 Bob Lemon - Cleveland Indians
197 Lou Kretlow - Baltimore Orioles
198 Virgil Trucks - Chicago White Sox
199 Steve Gromek - Detroit Tigers
200 Connie Marrero - Washington Senators
201 Bobby Thomson - Milwaukee Braves
202 George Shuba - Brooklyn Dodgers
203 Vic Janowicz - Pittsburgh Pirates
204 Jack Collum - Cincinnati Reds RC
205 Hal Jeffcoat - Chicago Cubs
206 Steve Bilko - St. Louis Cardinals
207 Stan Lopata - Philadelphia Phillies
208 Johnny Antonelli - New York Giants
209 Gene Woodling - New York Yankees
210 Jim Piersall - Boston Red Sox
211 Jim Robertson - Philadelphia Athletics RC
212 Owen Friend - Cleveland Indians
213 Dick Littlefield - Baltimore Orioles
214 Ferris Fain - Chicago White Sox
215 Johnny Bucha - Detroit Tigers
216 Jerry Snyder - Washington Senators
217 Hank Thompson - New York Giants
218 Preacher Roe - Brooklyn Dodgers
219 Hal Rice - Pittsburgh Pirates
220 Hobie Landrith RC - Cincinnati Reds RC
221 Frank Baumholtz - Chicago Cubs
222 Memo Luna - St. Louis Cardinals RC
223 Steve Ridzik - Philadelphia Phillies
224 Bill Bruton - Milwaukee Braves