1957 Topps Baseball Card Set Guide
Set Description
For 1957, Topps made some significant changes from previous years. Instead of artists drawings from photos, Topps used real color photographs on their cards. The results were magnificent, with each card representing the player's true likeness. The design of the front is fairly simple, with player name, team, and position included on the bottom. Topps reduced the size of the card (now the standard size of cards) but increased the set size to 407. Unlike most sets, the "mid series" is rarer than the "high numbers". Another interesting fact is this is the first year which contained each players complete statistics.
Set Information
Manufacturer: Topps
Year: 1957
Cards in Set: 407
Card Size: 2-1/2'' x 3-1/2''
Series
Series 1: 1-88
Series 2: 89-176
Series 3: 177-264
Series 4: 265-352
Series 5: 353-407
Notes
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Cards from series 4 (#265-352) are rarer and more valuable than the other series (including commons)
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There are 4 unnumbered checklists in the set. Each can be valuable, especially in high grade and without any check marks
Key Rookie Cards
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Don Drysdale (#18)
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Bill Mazeroski (#24)
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Frank Robinson (#35)
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Rocky Calavito (#212)
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Bobby Richardson (#286)
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Tony Kubek (#312)
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Brooks Robinson (#328)
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Jim Bunning (338)
Errors and Variations
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Gene Baker (#176); an error was discovered on the back of the card, with "Baker" being spelled "Baker". This rare variation is quite valuable, especially in high grade
Key Cards/Hall of Famers
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Ted Williams (#1)
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Willie Mays (#10)
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Hank Aaron (#20)
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Roberto Clemente (#76)
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Mickey Mantle (#95)
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Sandy Koufax (#302)
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Dodger Sluggers (#400)
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Yankees Power Hitters (#407)
Subsets
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None
1957 Topps Baseball Checklist
1 Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox
2 Yogi Berra - New York Yankees
3 Dale Long - Pittsburgh Pirates
4 Johnny Logan - Milwaukee Braves
5 Sal Maglie - Brooklyn Dodgers
6 Hector Lopez - Kansas City Athletics
7 Luis Aparicio - Chicago White Sox
8 Don Mossi - Cleveland Indians
9 Johnny Temple - Cincinnati Reds
10 Willie Mays - New York Giants
11 George Zuverink - Baltimore Orioles
12 Dick Groat - Pittsburgh Pirates
13 Wally Burnette - Kansas City Athletics RC
14 Bob Nieman - Baltimore Orioles
15 Robin Roberts - Philadelphia Phillies
16 Walt Moryn - Chicago Cubs
17 Billy Gardner - Baltimore Orioles
18 Don Drysdale - Brooklyn Dodgers RC
19 Bob Wilson - Detroit Tigers
20 Hank Aaron - Milwaukee Braves
21 Frank Sullivan - Boston Red Sox
22 Jerry Snyder - Washington Senators
23 Sherm Lollar - Chicago White Sox
24 Bill Mazeroski - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
25 Whitey Ford - New York Yankees
26 Bob Boyd - Baltimore Orioles
27 Ted Kazanski - Philadelphia Phillies
28 Gene Conley - Milwaukee Braves
29 Whitey Herzog - Washington Senators RC
30 Pee Wee Reese - Brooklyn Dodgers
31 Ron Northey - Chicago White Sox
32 Hershell Freeman - Cincinnati Reds
33 Jim Small - Detroit Tigers
34 Tom Sturdivant - New York Yankees RC
35 Frank Robinson - Cincinnati Reds RC
36 Bob Grim - New York Yankees
37 Frank Torre - Milwaukee Braves
38 Nellie Fox - Chicago White Sox
39 Al Worthington - New York Giants RC
40 Early Wynn - Cleveland Indians
41 Hal W. Smith - Kansas City Athletics
42 Dee Fondy - Chicago Cubs
43 Connie Johnson - Baltimore Orioles
44 Joe DeMaestri - Kansas City Athletics
45 Carl Furillo - Brooklyn Dodgers
46 Bob Miller - Philadelphia Phillies
47 Don Blasingame - St. Louis Cardinals
48 Bill Bruton - Milwaukee Braves
49 Daryl Spencer - New York Giants
50 Herb Score - Cleveland Indians
51 Clint Courtney - Washington Senators
52 Lee Walls - Pittsburgh Pirates
53 Clem Labine - Brooklyn Dodgers
54 Elmer Valo - Philadelphia Phillies
55 Ernie Banks - Chicago Cubs
56 Dave Sisler - Boston Red Sox RC
57 Jim Lemon - Washington Senators
58 Ruben Gomez - New York Giants
59 Dick Williams - Baltimore Orioles
60 Billy Hoeft - Detroit Tigers
61 Dusty Rhodes - New York Giants
62 Billy Martin - New York Yankees
63 Ike Delock - Boston Red Sox
64 Pete Runnels - Washington Senators
65 Wally Moon - St. Louis Cardinals
66 Brooks Lawrence - Cincinnati Reds
67 Chico Carrasquel - Cleveland Indians
68 Ray Crone - Milwaukee Braves
69 Roy McMillan - Cincinnati Reds
70 Richie Ashburn - Philadelphia Phillies
71 Murry Dickson - St. Louis Cardinals
72 Bill Tuttle - Detroit Tigers
73 George Crowe - Cincinnati Reds
74 Vito Valentinetti - Chicago Cubs RC
75 Jim Piersall - Boston Red Sox
76 Roberto Clemente - Pittsburgh Pirates
77 Paul Foytack - Detroit Tigers RC
78 Vic Wertz - Cleveland Indians
79 Lindy McDaniel - St. Louis Cardinals RC
80 Gil Hodges - Brooklyn Dodgers
81 Herm Wehmeier - St. Louis Cardinals
82 Elston Howard - New York Yankees
83 Lou Skizas - Kansas City Athletics RC
84 Moe Drabowsky - Chicago Cubs RC
85 Larry Doby - Chicago White Sox
86 Bill Sarni - New York Giants
87 Tom Gorman - Kansas City Athletics
88 Harvey Kuenn - Detroit Tigers
89 Roy Sievers - Washington Senators
90 Warren Spahn - Milwaukee Braves
91 Mack Burk - Philadelphia Phillies RC
92 Mickey Vernon - Boston Red Sox
93 Hal Jeffcoat - Cincinnati Reds
94 Bobby Del Greco - St. Louis Cardinals
95 Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees
96 Hank Aguirre - Cleveland Indians RC
97 New York Yankees Team
98 Alvin Dark - St. Louis Cardinals
99 Bob Keegan - Chicago White Sox
100 League Presidents - Will Harridge, Warren Giles
101 Chuck Stobbs - Washington Senators
102 Ray Boone - Detroit Tigers
103 Joe Nuxhall - Cincinnati Reds
104 Hank Foiles - Pittsburgh Pirates
105 Johnny Antonelli - New York Giants
106 Ray Moore - Baltimore Orioles
107 Jim Rivera - Chicago White Sox
108 Tommy Byrne - New York Yankees
109 Hank Thompson - New York Giants
110 Bill Virdon - Pittsburgh Pirates
111 Hal R. Smith - St. Louis Cardinals
112 Tom Brewer - Boston Red Sox
113 Wilmer Mizell - St. Louis Cardinals
114 Milwaukee Braves Team
115 Jim Gilliam - Brooklyn Dodgers
116 Mike Fornieles - Baltimore Orioles
117 Joe Adcock - Milwaukee Braves
118 Bob Porterfield - Boston Red Sox
119 Stan Lopata - Philadelphia Phillies
120 Bob Lemon - Cleveland Indians
121 Clete Boyer - Kansas City Athletics RC
122 Ken Boyer - St. Louis Cardinals
123 Steve Ridzik - New York Giants
124 Dave Philley - Chicago White Sox
125 Al Kaline - Detroit Tigers
126 Bob Wiesler - Washington Senators
127 Bob Buhl - Milwaukee Braves
128 Ed Bailey - Cincinnati Reds
129 Saul Rogovin - Philadelphia Phillies
130 Don Newcombe - Brooklyn Dodgers
131 Milt Bolling - Boston Red Sox
132 Art Ditmar - New York Yankees
133 Del Crandall - Milwaukee Braves
134 Don Kaiser - Chicago Cubs
135 Bill Skowron - New York Yankees
136 Jim Hegan - Cleveland Indians
137 Bob Rush - Chicago Cubs
138 Minnie Minoso - Chicago White Sox
139 Lou Kretlow - Kansas City Athletics
140 Frank Thomas - Pittsburgh Pirates
141 Al Aber - Detroit Tigers
142 Tim Thompson - Kansas City Athletics
143 Andy Pafko - Milwaukee Braves
144 Ray Narleski - Cleveland Indians
145 Al Smith - Cleveland Indians
146 Don Ferrarese - Baltimore Orioles
147 Rube Walker - Brooklyn Dodgers
148 Don Mueller - New York Giants
149 Bob Kennedy - Detroit Tigers
150 Bob Friend - Pittsburgh Pirates
151 Willy Miranda - Baltimore Orioles
152 Jack Harshman - Chicago White Sox
153 Karl Olson - Washington Senators
154 Red Schoendienst - New York Giants
155 Jim Brosnan - Chicago Cubs
156 Gus Triandos - Baltimore Orioles
157 Wally Post - Cincinnati Reds
158 Curt Simmons - Philadelphia Phillies
159 Solly Drake - Chicago Cubs RC
160 Billy Pierce - Chicago White Sox
161 Pittsburgh Pirates Team
162 Jack Meyer - Philadelphia Phillies
163 Sammy White - Boston Red Sox
164 Tommy Carroll - New York Yankees
165 Ted Kluszewski - Cincinnati Reds
166 Roy Face - Pittsburgh Pirates
167 Vic Power - Kansas City Athletics
168 Frank Lary - Detroit Tigers
169 Herb Plews - Washington Senators RC
170 Duke Snider - Brooklyn Dodgers
171 Boston Red Sox Team
172 Gene Woodling - Cleveland Indians
173 Roger Craig - Brooklyn Dodgers
174 Willie Jones - Philadelphia Phillies
175 Don Larsen - New York Yankees
176 Gene Baker - Chicago Cubs (Error & corrected versions)
177 Eddie Yost - Washington Senators
178 Don Bessent - Brooklyn Dodgers
179 Ernie Oravetz - Washington Senators
180 Gus Bell - Cincinnati Reds
181 Dick Donovan - Chicago White Sox
182 Hobie Landrith - St. Louis Cardinals
183 Chicago Cubs Team
184 Tito Francona - Baltimore Orioles RC
185 Johnny Kucks - New York Yankees
186 Jim King - Chicago Cubs
187 Virgil Trucks - Kansas City Athletics
188 Felix Mantilla - Milwaukee Braves RC
189 Willard Nixon - Boston Red Sox
190 Randy Jackson - Brooklyn Dodgers
191 Joe Margoneri - New York Giants RC
192 Jerry Coleman - New York Yankees
193 Del Rice - Milwaukee Braves
194 Hal Brown - Baltimore Orioles
195 Bobby Avila - Cleveland Indians
196 Larry Jackson - St. Louis Cardinals
197 Hank Sauer - New York Giants
198 Detroit Tigers Team
199 Vern Law - Pittsburgh Pirates
200 Gil McDougald - New York Yankees
201 Sandy Amoros - Brooklyn Dodgers
202 Dick Gernert - Boston Red Sox
203 Hoyt Wilhelm - St. Louis Cardinals
204 Kansas City A's Team
205 Charlie Maxwell - Detroit Tigers
206 Willard Schmidt - St. Louis Cardinals
207 Billy Hunter - Kansas City Athletics
208 Lew Burdette - Milwaukee Braves
209 Bob Skinner - Pittsburgh Pirates
210 Roy Campanella - Brooklyn Dodgers
211 Camilo Pascual - Washington Senators
212 Rocky Colavito - Cleveland Indians RC
213 Les Moss - Chicago White Sox
214 Philadelphia Phillies Team
215 Enos Slaughter - New York Yankees
216 Marv Grissom - New York Giants
217 Gene Stephens - Boston Red Sox
218 Ray Jablonski - Chicago Cubs
219 Tom Acker - Cincinnati Reds
220 Jackie Jensen - Boston Red Sox
221 Dixie Howell - Chicago White Sox
222 Alex Grammas - Cincinnati Reds
223 Frank House - Detroit Tigers
224 Marv Blaylock - Philadelphia Phillies
225 Harry Simpson - Kansas City Athletics
226 Preston Ward - Cleveland Indians
227 Jerry Staley - Chicago White Sox
228 Smoky Burgess - Cincinnati Reds
229 George Susce - Boston Red Sox
230 George Kell - Baltimore Orioles
231 Solly Hemus - Philadelphia Phillies
232 Whitey Lockman - New York Giants
233 Art Fowler - Cincinnati Reds
234 Dick Cole - Pittsburgh Pirates
235 Tom Poholsky - Chicago Cubs
236 Joe Ginsberg - Baltimore Orioles
237 Foster Castleman - New York Giants
238 Eddie Robinson - Detroit Tigers
239 Tom Morgan - Kansas City Athletics
240 Hank Bauer - New York Yankees
241 Joe Lonnett - Philadelphia Phillies RC
242 Charlie Neal - Brooklyn Dodgers
243 St. Louis Cardinals Team
244 Billy Loes - Baltimore Orioles
245 Rip Repulski - Philadelphia Phillies
246 Jose Valdivielso - Washington Senators
247 Turk Lown - Chicago Cubs
248 Jim Finigan - Detroit Tigers
249 Dave Pope - Cleveland Indians
250 Eddie Mathews - Milwaukee Braves
251 Baltimore Orioles Team
252 Carl Erskine - Brooklyn Dodgers
253 Gus Zernial - Kansas City Athletics
254 Ron Negray - Philadelphia Phillies
255 Charlie Silvera - Chicago Cubs
256 Ron Kline - Pittsburgh Pirates
257 Walt Dropo - Chicago White Sox
258 Steve Gromek - Detroit Tigers
259 Eddie O'Brien - Pittsburgh Pirates
260 Del Ennis - St. Louis Cardinals
261 Bob Chakales - Washington Senators
262 Bobby Thomson - Milwaukee Braves
263 George Strickland - Cleveland Indians
264 Bob Turley - New York Yankees
265 Harvey Haddix - Philadelphia Phillies DP
266 Ken Kuhn - Cleveland Indians RC
267 Danny Kravitz - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
268 Jackie Colalum - Chicago Cubs
269 Bob Cerv - Kansas City Athletics
270 Washington Senators Team
271 Danny O'Connell - Milwaukee Braves DP
272 Bobby Shantz - New York Yankees
273 Jim Davis - St. Louis Cardinals
274 Don Hoak - Cincinnati Reds
275 Cleveland Indians Team
276 Jim Pyburn - Baltimore Orioles
277 Johnny Podres - Brooklyn Dodgers DP
278 Fred Hatfield - Chicago White Sox DP
279 Bob Thurman - Cincinnati Reds RC
280 Alex Kellner - Kansas City Athletics
281 Gail Harris - New York Giants
282 Jack Dittmer - Detroit Tigers DP
283 Wes Covington - Milwaukee Braves RC DP
284 Don Zimmer - Brooklyn Dodgers
285 Ned Garver - Kansas City Athletics
286 Bobby Richardson - New York Yankees RC
287 Sam Jones - St. Louis Cardinals
288 Ted Lepcio - Boston Red Sox
289 Jim Bolger - Chicago Cubs DP
290 Andy Carey - New York Yankees DP
291 Windy McCall - New York Giants
292 Billy Klaus - Boston Red Sox
293 Ted Abernathy - Washington Senators RC
294 Rocky Bridges - Cincinnati Reds DP
295 Joe Collins - New York Yankees DP
296 Johnny Klippstein - Cincinnati Reds
297 Jack Crimian - Detroit Tigers
298 Irv Noren - Kansas City Athletics DP
299 Chuck Harmon - St. Louis Cardinals
300 Mike Gaia - Cleveland Indians
301 Sammy Esposito - Chicago White Sox RC DP
302 Sandy Koufax - Brooklyn Dodgers DP
303 Billy Goodman - Boston Red Sox
304 Joe Cunningham - St. Louis Cardinals
305 Chico Fernandez - Philadelphia Phillies
306 Darrell Johnson - New York Yankees RC DP
307 Jack Phillips - Detroit Tigers DP
308 Dick Hall - Pittsburgh Pirates
309 Jim Busby - Cleveland Indians DP
310 Max Surkont - New York Giants DP
311 Al Pilaik - Baltimore Orioles RC DP
312 Tony Kubek - New York Yankees RC DP
313 Mel Parnell - Boston Red Sox
314 Ed Bouchee - Philadelphia Phillies RC DP
315 Lou Berberet - Washington Senators DP
316 Billy O'Dell - Baltimore Orioles
317 New York Giants Team
318 Mickey McDermott - Kansas City Athletics
319 Gino Cimoli - Brooklyn Dodgers RC
320 Neil Chrisley - Washington Senators RC
321 Red Murff - Milwaukee Braves RC
322 Cincinnati Redlegs Team
323 Wes Westrum - New York Giants
324 Brooklyn Dodgers Team
325 Frank Bolling - Detroit Tigers
326 Pedro Ramos - Washington Senators
327 Jim Pendleton - Pittsburgh Pirates
328 Brooks Robinson - Baltimore Orioles RC
329 Chicago White Sox Team
330 Jim Wilson - Chicago White Sox
331 Ray Katt - New York Giants
332 Bob Bowman - Philadelphia Phillies RC
333 Ernie Johnson - Milwaukee Braves
334 Jerry Schoonmaker - Washington Senators
335 Granny Hamner - Philadelphia Phillies
336 Haywood Sullivan - Boston Red Sox RC
337 Rene Valdes - Brooklyn Dodgers RC
338 Jim Bunning - Detroit Tigers RC
339 Bob Speake - Chicago Cubs
340 Bill Wight - Baltimore Orioles
341 Don Gross - Cincinnati Reds RC
342 Gene Mauch - Boston Red Sox
343 Taylor Phillips - Milwaukee Braves
344 Paul LaPalme - Chicago White Sox
345 Paul Smith - Pittsburgh Pirates
346 Dick Littlefield - Chicago Cubs
347 Hal Naragon - Cleveland Indians
348 Jim Hearn - Philadelphia Phillies
349 Nelson King - Pittsburgh Pirates
350 Eddie Miksis - St. Louis Cardinals
351 Dave Hillman - Chicago Cubs RC
352 Ellis Kinder - Chicago White Sox
353 Cal Neeman - Chicago Cubs RC
354 Rip Coleman - Kansas City Athletics RC
355 Frank Malzone - Boston Red Sox
356 Faye Throneberry - Washington Senators
357 Earl Torgeson - Detroit Tigers
358 Jerry Lynch - Cincinnati Reds
359 Tom Cheney - St. Louis Cardinals RC
360 Johnny Groth - Kansas City Athletics
361 Curt Balay - New York Giants RC
362 Roman Mejias - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
363 Eddie Kasko - St. Louis Cardinals RC
364 Cal McLish - Cleveland Indians
365 Ozzie Virgil Sr. - New York Giants RC
366 Ken Lehman - Brooklyn Dodgers
367 Ed Fitz Gerald - Washington Senators
368 Bob Purkey - Pittsburgh Pirates
369 Milt Graff - Kansas City Athletics RC
370 Warren Hacker - Cincinnati Reds
371 Bob Lennon - Chicago Cubs
372 Norm Zauchin - Boston Red Sox
373 Pete Whisenant - Cincinnati Reds RC
374 Don Cardwell - Philadelphia Phillies RC
375 Jim Landis - Chicago White Sox RC
376 Don Elston - Brooklyn Dodgers RC
377 Andre Rodgers - New York Giants RC
378 Elmer Singleton - Chicago Cubs
379 Don Lee - Detroit Tigers RC
380 Walker Cooper - St. Louis Cardinals
381 Dean Stone - Boston Red Sox
382 Jim Brideweser - Baltimore Orioles
383 Juan Pizarro - Milwaukee Braves RC
384 Bobby Gene Smith - St. Louis Cardinals RC
385 Art Houtteman - Cleveland Indians
386 Lyle Luttrell - Washington Senators RC
387 Jack Sanford - Philadelphia Phillies RC
388 Pete Daley - Boston Red Sox
389 Dave Jolly - Milwaukee Braves
390 Reno Bertoia - Detroit Tigers
391 Ralph Terry - New York Yankees RC
392 Chuck Tanner - Milwaukee Braves
393 Raul Sanchez - Cincinnati Reds RC
394 Luis Arroyo - Pittsburgh Pirates
395 Bubba Phillips - Chicago White Sox
396 Casey Wise - Chicago Cubs RC
397 Roy Smalley - Philadelphia Phillies
398 Al Cicotte - New York Yankees RC
399 Billy Consolo - Boston Red Sox
400 Dodgers' Sluggers - Carl Furillo, Gil Hodges, Roy Campanella, Duke Snider
401 Earl Battey - Chicago White Sox RC
402 Jim Pisoni - Kansas City Athletics RC
403 Dick Hyde - Washington Senators RC
404 Harry Anderson - Philadelphia Phillies RC
405 Duke Maas - Detroit Tigers
406 Bob Hale - Baltimore Orioles
407 Yankees' Power Hitters - Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra
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