1957 Topps

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Description

1957 Topps is a 407-card set released across five series. With Bowman now out of the way, Topps reduced the size of their cards to what is now the "standard size" of 2 1/2" X 3 1/2". This was also the first Topps set to feature color photography -- as opposed to paintings or colorized black & white photos.

Rookie Cards in this set are Jim Bunning, Rocky Colavito, Don Drysdale, Whitey Herzog, Tony Kubek, Bill Mazeroski, Bobby Richardson, Brooks Robinson, and Frank Robinson.

Despite being released in five series, Series Four is actually the scarcest series.

Distribution

Penny Wax: 120 packs per box, one card plus one stick of gum per pack ($0.01).

Nickel Wax: 24 packs per box, six cards plus one stick of gum per pack ($0.05).

Reviews

Checklist

Promos

Advertising Panels

  • 1 Dick Williams / Brooks Lawrence / Lou Skizas
  • 2 Jim Piersall / Pee Wee Reese / Harvey Kuenn
  • 3 Hector Lopez / Johnny Logan / Billy Martin
  • 4 Tom Sturdivant / Elston Howard / Clem Labine
  • 5 Brooks Lawrence / Lou Skizas / Bob Boyd
  • 6 Bill Sarni / Billy Gardner / Bob Miller

Base Set

Series One

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  • 1 Ted Williams
  • 2 Yogi Berra
  • 3 Dale Long
  • 4 Johnny Logan
  • 5 Sal Maglie
  • 6 Hector Lopez
  • 7 Luis Aparicio
  • 8 Don Mossi
  • 9 Johnny Temple
  • 10 Willie Mays
  • 11 George Zuverink
  • 12 Dick Groat
  • 13 Wally Burnette
  • 14 Bob Nieman
  • 15 Robin Roberts
  • 16 Walt Moryn
  • 17 Billy Gardner
  • 18 Don Drysdale
  • 19 Bob Wilson
  • 20 Hank Aaron
  • 21 Frank Sullivan
  • 22 Jerry Snyder (Photo is Ed Fitzgerald)
  • 23 Sherm Lollar
  • 24 Bill Mazeroski
  • 25 Whitey Ford
  • 26 Bob Boyd
  • 27 Ted Kazanski
  • 28 Gene Conley
  • 29 Whitey Herzog
  • 30 Pee Wee Reese
  • 31 Ron Northey
  • 32 Hershell Freeman
  • 33 Jim Small
  • 34 Tom Sturdivant
  • 35 Frank Robinson
  • 36 Bob Grim
  • 37 Frank Torre
  • 38 Nellie Fox
  • 39 Al Worthington
  • 40 Early Wynn
  • 41 Hal W. Smith
  • 42 Dee Fondy
  • 43 Connie Johnson
  • 44 Joe DeMaestri
  • 45 Carl Furillo
  • 46 Robert J. Miller
  • 47 Don Blasingame
  • 48 Bill Bruton
  • 49 Daryl Spencer
  • 50 Herb Score
  • 51 Clint Courtney
  • 52 Lee Walls
  • 53 Clem Labine
  • 54 Elmer Valo
  • 55 Ernie Banks
  • 56 Dave Sisler
  • 57 Jim Lemon
  • 58 Ruben Gomez
  • 59 Dick Williams
  • 60 Billy Hoeft
  • 61 Dusty Rhodes
  • 62 Billy Martin
  • 63 Ike Delock
  • 64 Pete Runnels
  • 65 Wally Moon
  • 66 Brooks Lawrence
  • 67 Chico Carrasquel
  • 68 Ray Crone
  • 69 Roy McMillan
  • 70 Richie Ashburn
  • 71 Murry Dickson
  • 72 Bill Tuttle
  • 73 George Crowe
  • 74 Vito Valentinetti
  • 75 Jimmy Piersall
  • 76 Roberto Clemente
  • 77 Paul Foytack
  • 78 Vic Wertz
  • 79 Lindy McDaniel
  • 80 Gil Hodges
  • 81 Herman Wehmeier
  • 82 Elston Howard
  • 83 Lou Skizas
  • 84 Moe Drabowsky
  • 85 Larry Doby
  • 86 Bill Sarni
  • 87 Tom Gorman
  • 88 Harvey Kuenn

Series Two

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  • 89 Roy Sievers
  • 90 Warren Spahn
  • 91 Mack Burk
  • 92 Mickey Vernon
  • 93 Hal Jeffcoat
  • 94 Bobby Del Greco
  • 95 Mickey Mantle
  • 96 Hank Aguirre
  • 97 New York Yankees Team Card
  • 98 Alvin Dark
  • 99 Bob Keegan
  • 100 Warren Giles / Will Harridge
  • 101 Chuck Stobbs
  • 102 Ray Boone
  • 103 Joe Nuxhall
  • 104 Hank Foiles
  • 105 Johnny Antonelli
  • 106 Ray Moore
  • 107 Jim Rivera
  • 108 Tommy Byrne
  • 109 Hank Thompson
  • 110 Bill Virdon
  • 111 Hal R. Smith
  • 112 Tom Brewer
  • 113 Wilmer Mizell
  • 114 Milwaukee Braves TC
  • 115 Jim Gilliam
  • 116 Mike Fornieles
  • 117 Joe Adcock
  • 118 Bob Porterfield
  • 119 Stan Lopata
  • 120 Bob Lemon
  • 121 Clete Boyer
  • 122 Ken Boyer
  • 123 Steve Ridzik
  • 124 Dave Philley
  • 125 Al Kaline
  • 126 Bob Wiesler
  • 127 Bob Buhl
  • 128 Ed Bailey
  • 129 Saul Rogovin
  • 130 Don Newcombe
  • 131 Milt Bolling
  • 132 Art Ditmar
  • 133 Del Crandall
  • 134 Don Kaiser
  • 135 Bill Skowron
  • 136 Jim Hegan
  • 137 Bob Rush
  • 138 Minnie Minoso
  • 139 Lou Kretlow
  • 140 Frank Thomas
  • 141 Al Aber
  • 142 Charley Thompson
  • 143 Andy Pafko
  • 144 Ray Narleski
  • 145 Al Smith
  • 146 Don Ferrarese
  • 147 Al Walker
  • 148 Don Mueller
  • 149 Bob Kennedy
  • 150 Bob Friend
  • 151 Willie Miranda
  • 152 Jack Harshman
  • 153 Karl Olson
  • 154 Red Schoendienst
  • 155 Jim Brosnan
  • 156 Gus Triandos
  • 157 Wally Post
  • 158 Curt Simmons
  • 159 Solly Drake
  • 160 Billy Pierce
  • 161 Pittsburgh Pirates Team Card
  • 162 Jack Meyer
  • 163 Sammy White
  • 164 Tommy Carroll
  • 165 Ted Kluszewski
  • 166 Roy Face
  • 167 Vic Power
  • 168 Frank Lary
  • 169 Herb Plews
  • 170 Duke Snider
  • 171 Boston Red Sox Team Card
  • 172 Gene Woodling
  • 173 Roger Craig
  • 174 Willie Jones
  • 175 Don Larsen
  • 176 Gene Baker
  • 176 Gene Baker ERR (Last name misspelled Bakep)

Series Three

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  • 177 Eddie Yost
  • 178 Don Bessent
  • 179 Ernie Oravetz
  • 180 Gus Bell
  • 181 Dick Donovan
  • 182 Hobie Landrith
  • 183 Chicago Cubs Team Card
  • 184 Tito Francona
  • 185 Johnny Kucks
  • 186 Jim King
  • 187 Virgil Trucks
  • 188 Felix Mantilla
  • 189 Willard Nixon
  • 190 Randy Jackson
  • 191 Joe Margoneri
  • 192 Jerry Coleman
  • 193 Del Rice
  • 194 Hal Brown
  • 195 Bobby Avila
  • 196 Larry Jackson
  • 197 Hank Sauer
  • 198 Detriot Tigers TC
  • 199 Vern Law
  • 200 Gil McDougald
  • 201 Sandy Amoros
  • 202 Dick Gernert
  • 203 Hoyt Wilhelm
  • 204 Kansas City Athletics Team Card
  • 205 Charlie Maxwell
  • 206 Willard Schmidt
  • 207 Billy Hunter
  • 208 Lew Burdette
  • 209 Bob Skinner
  • 210 Roy Campanella
  • 211 Camilo Pascual
  • 212 Rocky Colavito
  • 213 Les Moss
  • 214 Philadelphia Phillies Team Card
  • 215 Enos Slaughter
  • 216 Marv Grissom
  • 217 Gene Stephens
  • 218 Ray Jablonski
  • 219 Tom Acker
  • 220 Jackie Jensen
  • 221 Dixie Howell
  • 222 Alex Grammas
  • 223 Frank House
  • 224 Marv Blaylock
  • 225 Harry Simpson
  • 226 Preston Ward
  • 227 Gerry Staley
  • 228 Smoky Burgess
  • 229 George Susce
  • 230 George Kell
  • 231 Solly Hemus
  • 232 Whitey Lockman
  • 233 Art Fowler
  • 234 Dick Cole
  • 235 Tom Poholsky
  • 236 Joe Ginsberg
  • 237 Foster Castleman
  • 238 Eddie Robinson
  • 239 Tom Morgan
  • 240 Hank Bauer
  • 241 Joe Lonnett
  • 242 Charlie Neal
  • 243 St. Louis Cardinals Team Card
  • 244 Billy Loes
  • 245 Rip Repulski
  • 246 Jose Valdivielso
  • 247 Turk Lown
  • 248 Jim Finigan
  • 249 Dave Pope
  • 250 Eddie Mathews
  • 251 Baltimore Orioles Team Card
  • 252 Carl Erskine
  • 253 Gus Zernial
  • 254 Ron Negray
  • 255 Charlie Silvera
  • 256 Ron Kline
  • 257 Walt Dropo
  • 258 Steve Gromek
  • 259 Eddie O'Brien
  • 260 Del Ennis
  • 261 Bob Chakales
  • 262 Bobby Thomson
  • 263 George Strickland
  • 264 Bob Turley

Series Four

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Series Four is considered the scarcest of the five series, and is to 1957 Topps what the "high number series" is for most years. The following Series Four cards are double-printed: 265, 271, 277, 278, 282, 283, 289, 290, 294, 295, 298, 301, 302, 306, 307, 309, 310, 311, 312, 314, and 315.

  • 265 Harvey Haddix
  • 266 Ken Kuhn
  • 267 Danny Kravitz
  • 268 Jack Collum
  • 269 Bob Cerv
  • 270 Washington Senators Team Card
  • 271 Danny O'Connell
  • 272 Bobby Shantz
  • 273 Jim Davis
  • 274 Don Hoak
  • 275 Cleveland Indians Team Card
  • 276 Jim Pyburn
  • 277 Johnny Podres
  • 278 Fred Hatfield
  • 279 Bob Thurman
  • 280 Alex Kellner
  • 281 Gail Harris
  • 282 Jack Dittmer
  • 283 Wes Covington
  • 284 Don Zimmer
  • 285 Ned Garver
  • 286 Bobby Richardson
  • 287 Sam Jones
  • 288 Ted Lepcio
  • 289 Jim Bolger
  • 290 Andy Carey
  • 291 Windy McCall
  • 292 Billy Klaus
  • 293 Ted Abernathy
  • 294 Rocky Bridges
  • 295 Joe Collins
  • 296 Johnny Klippstein
  • 297 Jack Crimian
  • 298 Irv Noren
  • 299 Chuck Harmon
  • 300 Mike Garcia
  • 301 Sammy Esposito
  • 302 Sandy Koufax
  • 303 Billy Goodman
  • 304 Joe Cunningham
  • 305 Chico Fernandez
  • 306 Darrell Johnson
  • 307 Jack Phillips
  • 308 Dick Hall
  • 309 Jim Busby
  • 310 Max Surkont
  • 311 Al Pilarcik
  • 312 Tony Kubek
  • 313 Mel Parnell
  • 314 Ed Bouchee
  • 315 Lou Berberet
  • 316 Billy O'Dell
  • 317 New York Giants Team Card
  • 318 Mickey McDermott
  • 319 Gino Cimoli
  • 320 Neil Chrisley
  • 321 John Murff
  • 322 Cincinnati Reds
  • 323 Wes Westrum
  • 324 Brooklyn Dodgers Team Card
  • 325 Frank Bolling
  • 326 Pedro Ramos
  • 327 Jim Pendleton
  • 328 Brooks Robinson
  • 329 Chicago White Sox Team Card
  • 330 Jim Wilson
  • 331 Ray Katt
  • 332 Bob Bowman
  • 333 Ernie Johnson
  • 334 Jerry Schoonmaker
  • 335 Granny Hamner
  • 336 Haywood Sullivan
  • 337 Rene Valdes
  • 338 Jim Bunning
  • 339 Bob Speake
  • 340 Bill Wight
  • 341 Don Gross
  • 342 Gene Mauch
  • 343 Taylor Phillips
  • 344 Paul LaPalme
  • 345 Paul Smith
  • 346 Dick Littlefield
  • 347 Hal Naragon
  • 348 Jim Hearn
  • 349 Nellie King
  • 350 Eddie Miksis
  • 351 Dave Hillman
  • 352 Ellis Kinder

Series Five

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  • 353 Cal Neeman
  • 354 Rip Coleman
  • 355 Frank Malzone
  • 356 Faye Throneberry
  • 357 Earl Torgeson
  • 358 Jerry Lynch
  • 359 Tom Cheney RC
  • 360 Johnny Groth
  • 361 Curt Barclay RC
  • 362 Roman Mejias RC UER: DOB Should be 1930
  • 363 Eddie Kasko RC
  • 364 Cal McLish RC UER: 1944 Season Missing in Stats
  • 365 Ossie Virgil RC
  • 366 Ken Lehman
  • 367 Ed Fitz Gerald
  • 368 Bob Purkey
  • 369 Milt Graff RC
  • 370 Warren Hacker
  • 371 Bob Lennon
  • 372 Norm Zauchin
  • 373 Pete Whisenant RC
  • 374 Don Cardwell RC
  • 375 Jim Landis RC
  • 376 Don Elston RC
  • 377 Andre Rodgers RC
  • 378 Elmer Singleton
  • 379 Don Lee RC
  • 380 Walker Cooper
  • 381 Dean Stone
  • 382 Jim Brideweser
  • 383 Juan Pizarro RC UER: Called Raul in Text on Back
  • 384 Bobby Gene Smith RC
  • 385 Art Houtteman
  • 386 Lyle Luttrell RC
  • 387 Jack Sanford RC UER: Says 4 hitter Against Cubs Was Only Outing of 1956, Pitched in 3 Ga
  • 388 Pete Daley
  • 389 Dave Jolly
  • 390 Reno Bertoia
  • 391 Ralph Terry RC
  • 392 Chuck Tanner
  • 393 Raul Sanchez RC
  • 394 Luis Arroyo
  • 395 Bubba Phillips
  • 396 Casey Wise RC
  • 397 Roy Smalley
  • 398 Al Cicotte RC
  • 399 Billy Consolo
  • 400 Carl Furillo / Gil Hodges / Roy Campanella / Duke Snider "Dodgers Sluggers"
  • 401 Earl Battey RC
  • 402 Jim Pisoni RC
  • 403 Dick Hyde RC
  • 404 Harry Anderson RC
  • 405 Duke Maas
  • 406 Bob Hale
  • 407 Mickey Mantle / Yogi Berra "Yankees' Power Hitters"

Inserts

Checklists

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Randomly inserted into packs were checklists. Each checklist had the complete list of cards from the current series on the front, with a preview of the next series on the back. There was one checklist card inserted into each of the first four series.

In addition, half the cards have an advertisement for Bazooka gum on the back, with the other half an ad for Blony gum.

  • Checklist: Series 1 & 2 #1-176 Big Blony
  • Checklist: Series 1 & 2 #1-176 Bazooka
  • Checklist: Series 2 & 3 #89-264 Big Blony
  • Checklist: Series 2 & 3 #89-264 Bazooka
  • Checklist: Series 3 & 4 #177-352 Big Blony
  • Checklist: Series 3 & 4 #177-352 Bazooka
  • Checklist: Series 4 & 5 #265-407 Big Blony
  • Checklist: Series 4 & 5 #265-407 Bazooka

Contest Cards

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Randomly inserted into each of the first four series packs was a contest card. Correctly predict the final score of the games listed, and win one of the "swell" prizes!

  • Contest Card: May 4th
  • Contest Card: May 25th
  • Contest Card: June 22nd
  • Contest Card: July 19th