This set marks Topps tenth consecutive year of issuing a 792-card standard-size set. Cards were primarily issued in wax packs, rack packs and factory sets. The fronts feature a full color player photo with a white border. Topps also commemorated their fortieth anniversary by including a 'Topps 40' logo on the front and back of each card. Virtually all of the cards have been discovered without the 40th logo on the back. Subsets include Record Breakers (2-8) and All-Stars (386-407). In addition, First Draft Picks and Future Stars subset cards are scattered throughout the set.
1956 Topps Set (Baseball)
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The cards in this 340-card set measure approximately 2 5/8" by 3 3/4". Following up with another horizontally oriented card in 1956, Topps improved the format by layering the color 'head' shot onto an actual action sequence involving the player. Cards 1 to 180 come with either white or gray backs: in the 1 to 100 sequence, gray backs are less common (worth about 10 percent more) and in the 101 to 180 sequence, white backs are less common (worth 30 percent more).
Rookies
- (1) William Harridge
- (2) Warren Giles
- (8) Walter Alston
- (16) Hector Lopez
- (63) Roger Craig
- (64) Luis Arroyo
- (88) Johnny Kucks
- (119) Larry Jackson
- (140) Herb Score
- (172) Frank Torre
- (283) Hal Smith
- (292) Luis Aparicio
- (309) Don Blasingame
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This set consists of 792 standard-size cards. Cards were primarily issued in 15-card wax packs, 42-card rack packs and factory sets. Subsets in the set include Record Breakers (1-7), Turn Back The Clock (661-665), All-Star selections (386-407) and First Draft Picks, Future Stars and Team Leaders (all scattered throughout the set). The manager cards contain a team checklist on back.
This 330 card set was released in November 2005. The set was issued in 10 card packs with a $3 SRP which came 24 packs to a box and 12 boxes to a case. The set features include Veterans (85), Prospects (20), First-Year Players (90), Managers (5), Season Highlights (5), Postseason Highlights (14), League Leaders (12), Sporting News All-Stars (33), 2005 MLB All-Stars (20), 2005 MLB Home Run Derby Contenders (8) and 2005 Futures Game All-Stars (8). All of these cards were issued with a 'UH' prefix.
This 275 card set was released in October 2003. The set was issued in 10 card packs with a $3 SRP which came 24 packs to a box and 12 boxes to a case. Cards numbered 1 through 115 feature veterans who were traded while cards 116 through 120 feature managers. Card numbered 121 through 165 feature prospects and cards 166 through 275 feature Rookie Cards. All of these cards were issued with a 'T' prefix.
The 2001 Topps set featured 790 cards and was issued over two series. The set looks to bring back some of the heritage that Topps established in the past by bringing back manager cards (322-351), dual-player draft picks cards (352-361, 737-751), three-player prospect cards (362-376, 727-736), Golden Moments (377-386, 782-791), Season Highlights (387-391), League Leaders (392-399), team cards (752-781) and Playoffs (400-406). Notable Rookie Cards include Ichiro Susuki and Hee Seop Choi. Also included with the factory box are 8 unnumbered checklist cards.
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