1964 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, and below that is the player's bio and statistics. A new twist was added this year in the form of a "magic" answer to a trivia question about the player. Collectors are instructed to "rub the edge of the nickel over the blank area for a magic answer."

Chicago Cubs 1964 Topps Checklist

Number	Player
1	NL ERA Leaders Ellsworth
29	Lou Brock
55	Ernie Banks
78	Merritt Ranew
96	Bob Buhl
111	Don Elston
131	Steve Boros
175	Billy Williams
192	Rookie Stars Boccabella RC/Cowan RC
220	Dick Ellsworth
237	Chicago Cubs TC
252	Ken Aspromonte
269	Ellis Burton
286	Don Landrum
309	Paul Toth
336	Andre Rodgers
359	Jim Schaffer
375	Ron Santo
408	Rookie Stars Stewart/Burdette RC
424	Dick Bertell
444	Larry Jackson
451	Joe Amalfitano
469	Rookie Stars Norman RC/Slaughter RC
486	Bob Kennedy MG
510	Lindy McDaniel
548	Rookie Stars Schurr RC/Speckenbach RC
550	Ken Hubbs In Memoriam
557	Leo Burke
578	Glen Hobbie