1959 Topps reverse side

Although card backs are rarely mentioned, the back can be highly fascinating. By offering facts that people might not be aware of, they complete a picture. A treasure trove of interesting, amusing, and practical information on baseball trivia. Children and adults both enjoyed the cartoons on the back. Some of them featured tests on baseball's history or regulations.

The back has the card number in the upper left corner, inside a baseball with the word "Topps." There is also a blurb about the player, drawn as a cartoon, and below that is the player's bio and statistics.

cards 199-286 can be found with either a white or gray back (GB).

Chicago Cubs 1959 Topps Checklist

Number	Player
15	Dick Drott
29	Jim Bolger
46	Bill R. Henry
62	Tony Taylor
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
350	Ernie Banks
362	Dolan Nichols RC  No Option
362A	Dolan Nichols RC with Option
367	Cal Neeman
388	Bob Will RC
407	Moe Drabowsky
414	Dale Long
429	Bobby Thomson
447	Bob Anderson
469	Ernie Banks 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