Product Details
The 1953 Bowman Color Baseball set consists of 160 color cards, a smaller set than the previous year's set. It is considered by many collectors to be the most visually appealing vintage baseball card set to ever be produced.
The 1953 Bowman set does contain any significant rookie cards. However, it did yield one of Hall of Famer Stan Musial's classic vintage era cards (#32 in the set).
Design
This was the first set to feature full-color player photographs on the fronts of the cards. Bowman certainly got it right with this set. It is simple in design, yet very crisp and clean-looking. The fronts of the cards contain only the player's color picture and nothing else. The player's name and facsimile autographs are not present. The backs of the cards contain players names, bios, and statistics. Advertisements on the reverse of the card have also been removed. This was Bowman's first set that included player statistics on the backs of the cards.
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 1953 Bowman Color PHIL RIZZUTO - BILLY MARTIN #93 HOF PSA 3 $79.00 |
 CAL ABRAMS - 1953 - BOWMAN COLOR $500.00 |
 CLOYD BOYER - 1953 - BOWMAN - COLOR $40.00 |
 TED KLUSZEWSKI - 1953 - BOWMAN COLOR $50.00 |
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Set Checklist
1953 Bowman Color Baseball Set Checklists
| Card # | Player Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Davey Williams |
| 2 | Vic Wertz |
| 3 | Sam Jethroe |
| 4 | Art Houtteman |
| 5 | Sid Gordon |
| 6 | Joe Ginsberg |
| 7 | Harry Chiti RC |
| 8 | Al Rosen |
| 9 | Phil Rizzuto |
| 10 | Richie Ashburn |
| 11 | Bobby Shantz |
| 12 | Carl Erskine |
| 13 | Gus Zernial |
| 14 | Billy Loes |
| 15 | Jim Busby |
| 16 | Bob Friend |
| 17 | Gerry Staley |
| 18 | Nellie Fox |
| 19 | Alvin Dark |
| 20 | Don Lenhardt |
| 21 | Joe Garagiola |
| 22 | Bob Porterfield |
| 23 | Herman Wehmeier |
| 24 | Jackie Jensen |
| 25 | Hoot Evers |
| 26 | Roy McMillan |
| 27 | Vic Raschi |
| 28 | Smoky Burgess |
| 29 | Bobby Avila |
| 30 | Phil Cavarretta |
| 31 | Jimmy Dykes |
| 32 | Stan Musial |
| 33 | Pee Wee Reese |
| 34 | Gil Coan |
| 35 | Maurice McDermott |
| 36 | Minnie Minoso |
| 37 | Jim Wilson |
| 38 | Harry Byrd RC |
| 39 | Paul Richards |
| 40 | Larry Doby |
| 41 | Sammy White |
| 42 | Tommy Brown |
| 43 | Mike Garcia |
| 44 | Bauer / Berra / Mantle |
| 45 | Walt Dropo |
| 46 | Roy Campanella |
| 47 | Ned Garver |
| 48 | Hankuer |
| 49 | Eddie Stanky |
| 50 | Lou Kretlow |
| 51 | Monte Irvin |
| 52 | Marty Marion |
| 53 | Del Rice |
| 54 | Chico Carrasquel |
| 55 | Leo Durocher |
| 56 | Bob Cain |
| 57 | Lou Boudreau |
| 58 | Willard Marshall |
| 59 | Mickey Mantle |
| 60 | Granny Hamner |
| 61 | George Kell |
| 62 | Ted Kluszewski |
| 63 | Gil McDougald |
| 64 | Curt Simmons |
| 65 | Robin Roberts |
| 66 | Mel Parnell |
| 67 | Mel Clark RC |
| 68 | Allie Reynolds |
| 69 | Charlie Grimm |
| 70 | Clint Courtney RC |
| 71 | Paul Minner |
| 72 | Ted Gray |
| 73 | Billy Pierce |
| 74 | Don Mueller |
| 75 | Saul Rogovin |
| 76 | Jim Hearn |
| 77 | Mickey Grasso |
| 78 | Carl Furillo |
| 79 | Ray Boone |
| 80 | Ralph Kiner |
| 81 | Enos Slaughter |
| 82 | Joe Astroth |
| 83 | Jack Daniels RC |
| 84 | Hank Bauer |
| 85 | Solly Hemus |
| 86 | Harry Simpson |
| 87 | Harry Perkowski |
| 88 | Joe Dobson |
| 89 | Sandy Consuegra |
| 90 | Joe Nuxhall |
| 91 | Steve Souchock |
| 92 | Gil Hodges |
| 93 | P.Rizzuto / B.Martin |
| 94 | Bob Addis |
| 95 | Wally Moses |
| 96 | Sal Maglie |
| 97 | Eddie Mathews |
| 98 | Hector Rodriguez RC |
| 99 | Warren Spahn |
| 100 | Bill Wight |
| 101 | Red Schoendienst |
| 102 | Jim Hegan |
| 103 | Del Ennis |
| 104 | Luke Easter |
| 105 | Eddie Joost |
| 106 | Ken Raffensberger |
| 107 | Alex Kellner |
| 108 | Bobby Adams |
| 109 | Ken Wood |
| 110 | Bob Rush |
| 111 | Jim Dyck RC |
| 112 | Toby Atwell |
| 113 | Karl Drews |
| 114 | Bob Feller |
| 115 | Cloyd Boyer |
| 116 | Eddie Yost |
| 117 | Duke Snider |
| 118 | Billy Martin |
| 119 | Dale Mitchell |
| 120 | Marlin Stuart |
| 121 | Yogi Berra |
| 122 | Bill Serena |
| 123 | Johnny Lipon |
| 124 | Chuck Dressen |
| 125 | Fred Hatfield |
| 126 | Al Corwin |
| 127 | Dick Kryhoski |
| 128 | Whitey Lockman |
| 129 | Russ Meyer |
| 130 | Cass Michaels |
| 131 | Connie Ryan |
| 132 | Fred Hutchinson |
| 133 | Willie Jones |
| 134 | Johnny Pesky |
| 135 | Bobby Morgan |
| 136 | Jim Brideweser RC |
| 137 | Sam Dente |
| 138 | Bubba Church |
| 139 | Pete Runnels |
| 140 | Al Brazle |
| 141 | Frank Shea |
| 142 | Larry Miggins RC |
| 143 | Al Lopez |
| 144 | Warren Hacker |
| 145 | George Shuba |
| 146 | Early Wynn |
| 147 | Clem Koshorek |
| 148 | Billy Goodman |
| 149 | Al Corwin |
| 150 | Carl Scheib |
| 151 | Joe Adcock |
| 152 | Clyde Vollmer |
| 153 | Whitey Ford |
| 154 | Turk Lown |
| 155 | Allie Clark |
| 156 | Max Surkont |
| 157 | Sherm Lollar |
| 158 | Howard Fox |
| 159 | Mickey Vernon Error |
| 160 | Cal Abrams |
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Jeremy Lane | May 6, 2011 | Reply
The 1953 Bowman Color set was the company’s very expensive attempt to out do their up and coming rival Topps. The cards are indeed visually striking and going the color photograph route as opposed to the painted images of the players really brings the collector closer to the game.
Perhaps one of the “best of the best” in vintage singles heralds from this set: card #53 of Dodgers shortstop Pee Wee Reese. The Reese is a great example of an action pose with Reese leaping high in the air to make a play.