Wednesday, March 17, 2010

1959 Topps

1959 Topps expands to 572 cards, each measuring 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 (inches), its largest set to date. The front of these cards have a rounded color photograph with a solid color background. The player name is across the top while his team and position are at the bottom. The teams logo is also along the bottom and a facsimile autograph.

The back has the players statistics, a biography and a cartoon with some data about the player. Cards numbered 1-506 have red and green printing on the back with the card number is white in a green box. Cards 507-572 have black and red printing on the back and the card number is in a black box. Card numbers 199-286 can be found with either white or grey backs, the grey being the scarcest.

214,226,234,249,274 with gray or white backs
362 Dolan Nichols with or without traded or optioned lines
350 – Ernie Banks- A- Green background B- Blue background


Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number Player
15 Dick Drott
29 Jim Bolger
46 Bill R. Henry
62 Tony Taylor
73 Ron Jackson
77 John Goryl
105 Lee Walls
113 Taylor Phillips
118 John Buzhardt RS RC
130 Lou Jackson RS RC
147 Cubs Clubbers
153 Jim Marshall
177 John Briggs RC
193 Sammy Taylor
214 Marcelino Solis RC
214A Marcelino Solis GB
226 Art Ceccarelli
226A Art Ceccarelli GB
234 Chuck Tanner
234A Chuck Tanner GB
249 Bobby Adams
249A Bobby Adams GB
274 Jerry Kindall
274A Jerry Kindall GB
301 Earl Averill Jr. RC
304 Chicago Cubs CL
319 Dave Hillman
334 Glen Hobbie
350A Ernie Banks-green
350B Ernie Banks-blue
362 Dolan Nichols RC
362A Dolan Nichols RC/ option
367 Cal Neeman
388 Bob Will RC
407 Moe Drabowsky
414 Dale Long
429 Bobby Thomson
438 Sammy Esposito
447 Bob Anderson
469 Ernie Banks BT/MVP Award
474 Moe Thacker RC
488 Walt Moryn
502 Alvin Dark
512 George Altman RC
520 Don Elston
538 Chick King
548 Elmer Singleton
559 Ernie Banks AS
























































































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