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 |