1955 Topps Baseball Card & Price Guide: Checklist And Key Cards
1955 Topps Set Description
Topps changed things up for the 1955 issue. The size of the cards remained constant but the front of each featured horizontal images. Each card featured an up close portrait of the player with a small action pose. The bottom of each card has a banner (team color) stating the player's name, position, and team. A facsimile signature is also included on each card. Team logos were placed at the top right or left corner as well. Topps originally planed for 210 cards but 4 were never released (card # 175, 186, 203, 209), leaving the set at 206 total cards. This is Topps smallest set in regards to number of cards. Many pictures looks similar to the 1954 set since Topps reused the same picture to save money.
Set Information
Manufacturer: Topps
Year: 1955
Cards in Set: 206
Card Size: 2-5/8'' x 3-3/4''
Series
Series 1: 1-160
Series 2: 161-210
Notes
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Cards from the "high number" series 2 were produced in less quantity and as a result are rarer and more valuable (including commons)
Errors and Variations
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None
Key Rookie Cards
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Sandy Koufax (#123)
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Harmon Killebrew (#124)
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Roberto Clemente (#164)
Subsets
Key Cards/Hall of Famers
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Ted Williams (#2)
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Al Kaline (#4)
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Ernie Banks (#28)
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Hank Aaron (#47)
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Jackie Robinson (#50)
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Willie Mays (#194)
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Yogi Berra (#198)
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Duke Snider (#210)
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None
1955 Topps Hank Aaron #47
Card Value: low grade $100 to $250, mid grade $500 to $1,000, high grade $2,000+
1955 Topps Harmon Killebrew #124 RC
Card Value: low grade $100 to $200, mid grade $300 to $500, high grade $800+
1955 Topps Jackie Robinson #50
Card Value: low grade $200 to $400, mid grade $500 to $1200, high grade $2,000+
1955 Topps Sandy Koufax #123 RC
Card Value: low grade $350 to $800, mid grade $1,200 to $3,000, high grade $6,000+
1955 Topps Roberto Clemente #164 RC
Card Value: low grade $800 to $1,700, mid grade $2,500 to $6,000, high grade $13,000+
1955 Topps Willie Mays #194
Card Value: low grade $150 to $350, mid grade $500 to $1500, high grade $2500+
1955 Topps Baseball Checklist
1 Dusty Rhodes - New York Giants
2 Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox
3 Art Fowler - Cincinnati Reds RC
4 Al Kaline - Detroit Tigers
5 Jim Gilliam - Brooklyn Dodgers
6 Stan Hack - Chicago Cubs RC
7 Jim Hegan - Cleveland Indians
8 Hal Smith - Baltimore Orioles RC
9 Bob Miller - Detroit Tigers
10 Bob Keegan - Chicago White Sox
11 Ferris Fain - Detroit Tigers
12 Jake Thies - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
13 Fred Marsh - Baltimore Orioles
14 Jim Finigan - Kansas City Athletics RC
15 Jim Pendleton - Milwaukee Braves
16 Roy Sievers - Washington Senators
17 Bobby Hofman - New York Giants
18 Russ Kemmerer - Boston Red Sox RC
19 Billy Herman - Brooklyn Dodgers
20 Andy Carey - New York Yankees
21 Alex Grammas - St. Louis Cardinals
22 Bill Skowron - New York Yankees
23 Jack Parks - Milwaukee Braves RC
24 Hal Newhouser - Cleveland Indians
25 Johnny Podres - Brooklyn Dodgers
26 Dick Groat - Pittsburgh Pirates
27 Billy Gardner - New York Giants RC
28 Ernie Banks - Chicago Cubs
29 Herm Wehmeier - Philadelphia Phillies
30 Vic Power - Kansas City Athletics
31 Warren Spahn - Milwaukee Braves
32 Ed McGhee - Chicago White Sox
33 Tom Qualters - Philadelphia Phillies
34 Wayne Terwilliger - Washington Senators
35 Dave Jolly - Milwaukee Braves
36 Leo Kiely - Boston Red Sox
37 Joe Cunningham - St. Louis Cardinals RC
38 Bob Turley - New York Yankees
39 Bill Glynn - Cleveland Indians
40 Don Hoak - Brooklyn Dodgers
41 Chuck Stobbs - Washington Senators
42 Windy McCall - New York Giants RC
43 Harvey Haddix - St. Louis Cardinals
44 Corky Valentine - Cincinnati Reds RC
45 Hank Sauer - Chicago Cubs
46 Ted Kazanski - Philadelphia Phillies
47 Hank Aaron - Milwaukee Braves
48 Bob Kennedy - Baltimore Orioles
49 J.W. Porter - Detroit Tigers
50 Jackie Robinson - Brooklyn Dodgers
51 Jim Hughes - Brooklyn Dodgers
52 Bill Tremel - Chicago Cubs RC
53 Bill Taylor - New York Giants
54 Lou Limmer - Kansas City Athletics
55 Rip Repulski - St. Louis Cardinals
56 Ray Jablonski - Cincinnati Reds
57 Billy O'Dell - Baltimore Orioles RC
58 Jim Rivera - Chicago White Sox
59 Gair Allie - Pittsburgh Pirates
60 Dean Stone - Washington Senators
61 Spook Jacobs - Kansas City Athletics
62 Thornton Kipper - Philadelphia Phillies
63 Joe Collins - New York Yankees
64 Gus Triandos - Baltimore Orioles RC
65 Ray Boone - Detroit Tigers
66 Ron H. Jackson - Chicago White Sox RC
67 Wally Moon - St. Louis Cardinals
68 Jim Davis - Chicago Cubs RC
69 Ed Bailey - Cincinnati Reds
70 Al Rosen - Cleveland Indians
71 Ruben Gomez - New York Giants
72 Karl Olson - Boston Red Sox
73 Jack Shepard - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
74 Bob Borkowski - Cincinnati Reds
75 Sandy Amoros - Brooklyn Dodgers RC
76 Howie Pollet - Chicago Cubs
77 Arnie Portocarrero - Kansas City Athletics
78 Gordon Jones - St. Louis Cardinals RC
79 Danny Schell - Philadelphia Phillies RC
80 Bob Grim - New York Yankees RC
81 Gene Conley - Milwaukee Braves
82 Chuck Harmon - Cincinnati Reds
83 Tom Brewer - Boston Red Sox RC
84 Camilo Pascual - Washington Senators RC
85 Don Mossi - Cleveland Indians RC
86 Bill Wilson - Kansas City Athletics
87 Frank House - Detroit Tigers
88 Bob Skinner - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
89 Joe Frazier - St. Louis Cardinals RC
90 Karl Spooner - Brooklyn Dodgers RC
91 Milt Bolling - Boston Red Sox
92 Don Zimmer - Brooklyn Dodgers RC
93 Steve Bilko - Chicago Cubs
94 Reno Bertoia - Detroit Tigers
95 Preston Ward - Pittsburgh Pirates
96 Charlie Bishop - Kansas City Athletics
97 Carlos Paula - Washington Senators RC
98 Johnny Riddle - St. Louis Cardinals
99 Frank Leja - New York Yankees
100 Monte Irvin - New York Giants
101 Johnny Gray - Kansas City Athletics RC
102 Wally Westlake - Cleveland Indians
103 Charlie White - Milwaukee Braves RC
104 Jack Harshman - Chicago White Sox
105 Chuck Diering - Baltimore Orioles
106 Frank Sullivan - Boston Red Sox RC
107 Curt Roberts - Pittsburgh Pirates
108 Rube Walker - Brooklyn Dodgers
109 Ed Lopat - New York Yankees
110 Gus Zernial - Kansas City Athletics
111 Bob Milliken - Brooklyn Dodgers
112 Nelson King - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
113 Harry Brecheen - Baltimore Orioles
114 Lou Ortiz - Philadelphia Phillies RC
115 Ellis Kinder - Boston Red Sox
116 Tom Hurd - Boston Red Sox RC
117 Mel Roach - Milwaukee Braves
118 Bob Purkey - Pittsburgh Pirates
119 Bob Lennon - New York Giants RC
120 Ted Kluszewski - Cincinnati Reds
121 Bill Renna - Kansas City Athletics
122 Carl Sawatski - Chicago White Sox
123 Sandy Koufax - Brooklyn Dodgers RC
124 Harmon Killebrew - Washington Senators RC
125 Ken Boyer - St. Louis Cardinals RC
126 Dick Hall - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
127 Dale Long - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
128 Ted Lepcio - Boston Red Sox
129 Elvin Tappe - Chicago Cubs
130 Mayo Smith - Philadelphia Phillies RC
131 Grady Hatton - Boston Red Sox
132 Bob Trice - Kansas City Athletics
133 Dave Hoskins - Cleveland Indians
134 Joe Jay - Milwaukee Braves
135 Johnny O'Brien - Pittsburgh Pirates
136 Bunky Stewart - Washington Senators RC
137 Harry Elliott - St. Louis Cardinals RC
138 Ray Herbert - Detroit Tigers
139 Steve Kraly - New York Yankees RC
140 Mel Parnell - Boston Red Sox
141 Tom Wright - Washington Senators
142 Jerry Lynch - Pittsburgh Pirates
143 Dick Schofield - St. Louis Cardinals
144 Joe Amalfitano - New York Giants RC
145 Elmer Valo - Kansas City Athletics
146 Dick Donovan - Chicago White Sox RC
147 Laurin Pepper - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
148 Hal Brown - Boston Red Sox
149 Ray Crone - Milwaukee Braves
150 Mike Higgins - Boston Red Sox
151 Red Kress - Cleveland Indians
152 Harry Agganis - Boston Red Sox RC
153 Bud Podbielan - Cincinnati Reds
154 Willy Miranda - Baltimore Orioles
155 Eddie Mathews - Milwaukee Braves
156 Joe Black - Brooklyn Dodgers
157 Bob Miller - Philadelphia Phillies
158 Tommy Carroll - New York Yankees RC
159 Johnny Schmitz - Washington Senators
160 Ray Narleski - Cleveland Indians RC
161 Chuck Tanner - Milwaukee Braves RC
162 Joe Coleman - Baltimore Orioles
163 Faye Throneberry - Boston Red Sox
164 Roberto Clemente - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
165 Don Johnson - Baltimore Orioles
166 Hank Bauer - New York Yankees
167 Tom Casagrande - Philadelphia Phillies
168 Duane Pillette - Baltimore Orioles
169 Bob Oldis - Washington Senators
170 Jim Pearce - Cincinnati Reds RC DP
171 Dick Brodowski - Boston Red Sox
172 Frank Baumholtz - Chicago Cubs DP
173 Bob Kline - Washington Senators
174 Rudy Minarcin - Cincinnati Reds RC
175 Does Not Exist
176 Norm Zauchin - Boston Red Sox RC
177 Jim Robertson - Kansas City Athletics
178 Bobby Adams - Cincinnati Reds
179 Jim Bolger - Chicago Cubs RC
180 Clem Labine - Brooklyn Dodgers
181 Roy McMillan - Cincinnati Reds
182 Humberto Robinson - Milwaukee Braves RC
183 Tony Jacobs - St. Louis Cardinals RC
184 Harry Perkowski - Chicago Cubs DP
185 Don Ferrarese - Baltimore Orioles RC
186 Does Not Exist
187 Gil Hodges - Brooklyn Dodgers
188 Charlie Silvera - New York Yankees DP
189 Phil Rizzuto - New York Yankees
190 Gene Woodling - Baltimore Orioles
191 Eddie Stanky - St. Louis Cardinals
192 Jim Delsing - Detroit Tigers
193 Johnny Sain - New York Yankees
194 Willie Mays - New York Giants
195 Ed Roebuck - Brooklyn Dodgers RC
196 Gale Wade - Chicago Cubs RC
197 Al Smith - Cleveland Indians
198 Yogi Berra - New York Yankees
199 Bert Hamric - Brooklyn Dodgers RC
200 Jackie Jensen - Boston Red Sox
201 Sherm Lollar - Chicago White Sox
202 Jim Owens - Philadelphia Phillies RC
203 Does Not Exist
204 Frank Smith - St. Louis Cardinals
205 Gene Freese - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
206 Pete Daley - Boston Red Sox RC
207 Billy Consolo - Boston Red Sox
208 Ray Moore - Baltimore Orioles RC
209 Does Not Exist
210 Duke Snider - Brooklyn Dodgers