Classification of early baseball card sets is based on the categories found in the American Card Catalog (ACC). Although the scope of the ACC includes a wide range of cards featuring non-baseball subjects, the following categories are limited to only those that include baseball card sets.
B "Blankets" and cloth-like cards
C Canadian tobacco (Imperial Tobacco, C46, is the only baseball set)
D Bakery sets.
E Early gum and candy cards; "E" cards fall primarily into two time periods: 1909-1915 (designated here as Group "E1") and 1920-1927 (Group "E2")
F "Food" cards. Includes cards used to promote a wide range of foods ranging from breakfast cereals to ice cream
H Clothing and sporting goods manufacturers and retailers
M Inserts and promotions for magazines and newspapers
N Nineteenth century cards
P Pins (includes PD "bakery button inserts;" PE "button inserts with early candy or gum;" PM "miscellaneous inserts" as defined in the Sports Collectors Bible; PR "button inserts with recent candy and gum;" and PX "other novelties of plastic, metal, etc.")
PC Postcards
R Candy, gum and some other cards of the 1930's and 1940's (beginning in 1928; generally, these are a continuation of the "E2" cards)
S Stamps and "silks"
T 20th century tobacco cards; a one digit number, such as T3, indicates an oversized premium or cabinet card. The baseball tobacco card era spanned a seven year period--from 1909 to 1915. One set from 1919 (Coupon Cigarettes T213-3) and several 1950s Redman tobacco sets (T232-T235) are also listed in the ACC as baseball "T" cards.
V Canadian candy and gum cards. Roughly, the Canadian equivalent of some of the American "E" and "R" cards
W Miscellaneous section (mostly, whatever doesn't fit above). "W" cards include anonymous issues, cards from games, strip cards, and a long series of sets produced by the Exhibit Supply Company of Chicago.
WG Game Cards
Pete Alexander--1918-1926 Rookie Card 1911 M101-2 Sporting News
Cap Anson--1876-1897 Rookie Card 1887-90 N172 Old Judge
Ernie Banks--1953-1971 Rookie Card 1954 Topps
Lou Brock 1961-1964--Rookie Card 1962 Topps
Mordecai Brown 1904-1912, 1916--Rookie Card 1904 W600 Sporting Life
Frank Chance 1898-1912--Rookie Card 1899-00 M101-1 Sporting News
John Clarkson 1884-1887--Rookie Card 1887-90 N172 Old Judge
Kiki Cuyler 1928-1935--Rookie Card 1924 M114 Baseball Magazine
Hugh Duffy 1888-1889--Rookie Card 1887-90 N172 Old Judge
Johnny Evers 1902-1913--Rookie Card 1903 W600 Sporting Life
Clark Griffith 1893-1900--Rookie Card 1887-90 N172 Old Judge
Gabby Hartnett 1922-1940--Rookie Card 1922 W573
Billy Herman 1931-1941--Rookie Card 1932 Chicago Team Issue
Fergie Jenkins 1966-1973, 1982-1983--Rookie Card 1966 Topps
King Kelly 1880-1886--Rookie Card 1879-80 N.Y. Clipper Woodcuts
Ryne Sandberg 1982-1997--Rookie Card 1980 TCMA Reading
Joe Tinker 1902-1912, 1916--Rookie Card 1903 W600 Sporting Life
Billy Williams 1959-1974--Rookie Card 1961 Topps #141
Hack Wilson 1926-1931--Rookie Card 1925 W504 Universal Toy
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1962 Topps
Number of Cards
598 cards in the 1962 Topps collection included 26 Cubs players and 4 variation.Size of Cards
The size of the cards are standard-size 2 ½ x 3 ½Basic Features
The 1962 Topps cards feature a unique wood-grain border. The entire set was reprinted and redistributed, ensuring that the photo inks were correctly balanced. During this reprinting process, all remaining images were slightly adjusted—some shifted to the left or right, while others were moved up or down—resulting in every card in the series being classified as an error card. In the final series (cards 523-598), there are 43 cards that were produced in smaller quantities, indicated as SP in the checklist below. Cards numbered 110 to 196 were initially printed and distributed with insufficient ink for the photographs, leading to the series being referred to as the "Green Tint" series, as the backgrounds of some cards display a green hue instead of the expected blue or brown. Additionally, all the images were somewhat blurry.The subsets for the 1962 Topps baseball cards are as follows:
- league leaders (51-60)
- Babe Ruth series (135-144)
- World Series highlights (232-237)
- In Action shots (311-319)
- All-Stars (466-475) The All-Star selections provided by Sport Magazine
- Rookie Prospects (591-598)
The set's entire second series (the 87 cards numbered 110 through 196) comes in two different variations, the regular issue and the tougher "green tint" version and a blue-sky background version
Green Tint Second Series Cubs Players:
- 119 Danny Murphy
- 170 Ron Santo
- 191 Jim Brewer
Key Rookies:
- 387 Lou Brock
- 461 Ken Hubbs
Other Rookies:
- 66 Cuno Barragan
- 89 Barney Schultz
- 309 Moe Morhardt
Short Prints:
- 546 Moe Thacker SP
- 552 Chicago Cubs Team SP
- 557 Bob Anderson SP
- 585 Glen Hobbie SP
Error cards:
- 66 Cuno Barragan UER: Name misspelled "Barragon"
- 458a Bob Buhl- VAR: M on cap
- 458b Bob Buhl - VAR: plain cap
1962 Topps Chicago Cubs Checklist
| Number | Player | |
| 25 | Ernie Banks | |
| 47 | Bob Will | |
| 66 | Cuno Barragan RC | |
| 89 | Barney Schultz RC | |
| 119 | Danny Murphy | |
| 119A | Danny Murphy/Green Tint | |
| 170 | Ron Santo | |
| 170A | Ron Santo/Green Tint | |
| 191 | Jim Brewer | |
| 191A | Jim Brewer/Green Tint | |
| 240 | George Altman | |
| 264 | Dick Ellsworth | |
| 274 | Sammy Taylor | |
| 288 | Billy Williams | |
| 309 | Moe Morhardt RC | |
| 325 | Luis Aparicio | |
| 359 | Bobby Locke | |
| 372 | Jack Curtis | |
| 387 | Lou Brock RC | |
| 446 | Don Elston | |
| 458 | Bob Buhl M on Cap | |
| 458A | Bob Buhl Plain Cap | |
| 461 | Ken Hubbs RC | |
| 477 | Andre Rodgers | |
| 495 | Don Cardwell | |
| 546 | Moe Thacker SP | |
| 552 | Chicago Cubs TC SP | |
| 557 | Bob Anderson SP | |
| 585 | Glen Hobbie SP | |
| 597 | Rookie Parade SP |
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