1968 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 1968 Topps has one of the most interesting backgrounds ever and appears to be a burlap design which featured a color photograph of the player surrounded by a round corner border. The players' names are located at the bottom of the card. The players' team and position are also located at the bottom of the card, but inside a colored circle.

The backs are similar to the popular 1967 set, except yellow instead of green and they are vertical just as they were in 1966 with the typical stats, biography, and fun trivia questions and answers. See how many you can get right.

Subsets:
Statistical Leaders (LL) (1 to 12)
Checklist cards (CL)(151 to 158)
Multiplayer cards (MP)
World Series Highlights (WS)
Rookie cards (RC)
All Star cards (AS)(361 to 380)

Released in 7 series
Series 1 (1-109)
Series 2 (110-196)
Series 3 (197-283)
Series 4 (284-370)
Series 5 (371-457)
Series 6 (458-533)
Series 7 (534-598)
high number series (498-598) is slightly more difficult and expensive to collect

Chicago Cubs 1968 Topps Checklist

Number	Player
5	NL Home Run Leaders Ron Santo
9	NL Pitching Leaders Ferguson Jenkins
11	NL Strikeout Leaders Ferguson Jenkins
13	Chuck Hartenstein RC
37	Billy Williams
60	Ken Holtzman
83	John Stephenson
101	Glenn Beckert
119	Ted Savage
136	Randy Hundley
159	Don Kessinger
179	Bill Stoneman RC
184	Lou Johnson
202	Adolfo Phillips
219	Rob Gardner
235	Ron Santo
258	Rookie Stars Arcia RC/Schlesinger
279	Bill Hands
296	Byron Browne
321	Leo Durocher MG
339	Rich Nye
355	Ernie Banks
356	A Checklist 5 Ken Holtzman Head Centered within Circle
356	B Checklist 5 Ken Holtzman Head Shifted Right within Circle
366	Ron Santo AS
380	Ken Holtzman AS
382	Ramon Hernandez
410	Ferguson Jenkins
427	Dick Calmus
451	Al Spangler
475	Joe Niekro
506	Clarence Jones RC
516	Pete Mikkelsen
542	John Boccabella
561	Lee Elia
591	Dick Nen