Product Details
The 1955 Topps Baseball set consisted of only 206 cards, earning it the distinction of being the second smallest Topps baseball card set ever made (1951 Topps Baseball is the smallest). Measuring in at 3 3/4 inches wide by 2 5/8 inches tall, they were the first horizontally oriented sports cards released by Topps.
These richly colored cards featured both a player profile photo and an action shot of each player. Each card also sported a facsimile signature and a colored bar across the bottom which contained the players name, position and team.
What 1955 Topps Baseball lacks in size it makes up for in quality. The main attractions include rookie cards of Hall of Fame legends Sandy Koufax, Roberto Clemente, and Harmon Killebrew. Bowman's exclusive contracts with Mickey Mantle and Roy Campanella prevented their appearance in Topps products, though a number of big names such as Hank Aaron, Duke Snider, Yogi Berra, Willie Mays, Ted Williams, Jackie Robinson and Eddie Mathews were included in the set.
In late 1955 Topps bought out rival baseball card manufacturer Bowman, making this the last release where Topps had to compete with Bowman's baseball card products.
Key 1955 Topps Baseball Cards:
- Sandy Koufax RC #123
- Roberto Clemente RC #164
- Harmon Killebrew RC #124
- Ted Williams #2
- Duke Snider #210
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Set Checklist
1955 Topps Baseball Cards Card Checklist
| Card # | Player Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dusty Rhodes |
| 2 | Ted Williams |
| 3 | Art Fowler RC |
| 4 | Al Kaline |
| 5 | Jim Gilliam |
| 6 | Stan Hack RC |
| 7 | Jim Hegan |
| 8 | Harold Smith RC |
| 9 | Robert Miller |
| 10 | Bob Keegan |
| 11 | Ferris Fain |
| 12 | Vernon Jake Thies RC |
| 13 | Fred Marsh |
| 14 | Jim Finigan RC |
| 15 | Jim Pendleton |
| 16 | Roy Sievers |
| 17 | Bobby Hofman |
| 18 | Russ Kemmerer RC |
| 19 | Billy Herman |
| 20 | Andy Carey |
| 21 | Alex Grammas |
| 22 | Bill Skowron |
| 23 | Jack Parks RC |
| 24 | Hal Newhouser |
| 25 | Johnny Podres |
| 26 | Dick Groat |
| 27 | Billy Gardner RC |
| 28 | Ernie Banks |
| 29 | Herman Wehmeier |
| 30 | Vic Power |
| 31 | Warren Spahn |
| 32 | Warren McGhee RC |
| 33 | Tom Qualters |
| 34 | Wayne Terwilliger |
| 35 | Dave Jolly |
| 36 | Leo Kiely |
| 37 | Joe Cunningham RC |
| 38 | Bob Turley |
| 39 | Bill Glynn |
| 40 | Don Hoak |
| 41 | Chuck Stobbs |
| 42 | John Windy McCall RC |
| 43 | Harvey Haddix |
| 44 | Harold Valentine RC |
| 45 | Hankuer |
| 46 | Ted Kazanski |
| 47 | Hank Aaron |
| 48 | Bob Kennedy |
| 49 | J.W. Porter |
| 50 | Jackie Robinson |
| 51 | Jim Hughes |
| 52 | Bill Tremel RC |
| 53 | Bill Taylor |
| 54 | Lou Limmer |
| 55 | Rip Repulski |
| 56 | Ray Jablonski |
| 57 | Billy O'Dell RC |
| 58 | Jim Rivera |
| 59 | Gair Allie |
| 60 | Dean Stone |
| 61 | Forrest Jacobs |
| 62 | Thornton Kipper |
| 63 | Joe Collins |
| 64 | Gus Triandos RC |
| 65 | Ray Boone |
| 66 | Ron Jackson RC |
| 67 | Wally Moon |
| 68 | Jim Davis RC |
| 69 | Ed Bailey |
| 70 | Al Rosen |
| 71 | Ruben Gomez |
| 72 | Karl Olson |
| 73 | Jack Shepard RC |
| 74 | Bob Borkowski |
| 75 | Sandy Amoros RC |
| 76 | Howie Pollet |
| 77 | Arnie Portocarrero |
| 78 | Gordon Jones RC |
| 79 | Clyde Danny Schell RC |
| 80 | Bob Grim RC |
| 81 | Gene Conley |
| 82 | Chuck Harmon |
| 83 | Tom Brewer RC |
| 84 | Camilo Pascual RC |
| 85 | Don Mossi RC |
| 86 | Bill Wilson |
| 87 | Frank House |
| 88 | Bob Skinner RC |
| 89 | Joe Frazier RC |
| 90 | Karl Spooner RC |
| 91 | Milt Bolling |
| 92 | Don Zimmer RC |
| 93 | Steve Bilko |
| 94 | Reno Bertoia |
| 95 | Preston Ward |
| 96 | Chuck Bishop |
| 97 | Carlos Paula RC |
| 98 | John Riddle |
| 99 | Frank Leja |
| 100 | Monte Irvin |
| 101 | Johnny Gray RC |
| 102 | Wally Westlake |
| 103 | Chuck White RC |
| 104 | Jack Harshman |
| 105 | Chuck Diering |
| 106 | Frank Sullivan RC |
| 107 | Curt Roberts |
| 108 | Rube Walker |
| 109 | Ed Lopat |
| 110 | Gus Zernial |
| 111 | Bob Milliken |
| 112 | Nelson King RC |
| 113 | Harry Brecheen |
| 114 | Louis Ortiz RC |
| 115 | Ellis Kinder |
| 116 | Tom Hurd RC |
| 117 | Mel Roach |
| 118 | Bob Purkey |
| 119 | Bob Lennon RC |
| 120 | Ted Kluszewski |
| 121 | Bill Renna |
| 122 | Carlwatski |
| 123 | Sandy Koufax RC |
| 124 | Harmon Killebrew RC |
| 125 | Ken Boyer RC |
| 126 | Dick Hall RC |
| 127 | Dale Long RC |
| 128 | Ted Lepcio |
| 129 | Elvin Tappe |
| 130 | Mayo Smith RC |
| 131 | Grady Hatton |
| 132 | Bob Trice |
| 133 | Dave Hoskins |
| 134 | Joey Jay |
| 135 | Johnny O'Brien |
| 136 | Bunky Stewart RC |
| 137 | Harry Elliott RC |
| 138 | Ray Herbert |
| 139 | Steve Kraly RC |
| 140 | Mel Parnell |
| 141 | Tom Wright |
| 142 | Jerry Lynch |
| 143 | John Schofield |
| 144 | Joe Amalfitano RC |
| 145 | Elmer Valo |
| 146 | Dick Donovan RC |
| 147 | Hugh Pepper RC |
| 148 | Hector Brown |
| 149 | Ray Crone |
| 150 | Mike Higgins |
| 151 | Ralph Kress |
| 152 | Harry Agganis RC |
| 153 | Bud Podbielan |
| 154 | Willie Miranda |
| 155 | Eddie Mathews |
| 156 | Joe Black |
| 157 | Robert Miller |
| 158 | Tommy Carroll RC |
| 159 | Johnny Schmitz |
| 160 | Ray Narleski RC |
| 161 | Chuck Tanner RC |
| 162 | Joe Coleman |
| 163 | Faye Throneberry |
| 164 | Roberto Clemente RC |
| 165 | Don Johnson |
| 166 | Hank Bauer |
| 167 | Tom Casagrande RC |
| 168 | Duane Pillette |
| 169 | Bob Oldis |
| 170 | Jim Pearce Double Print RC |
| 171 | Dick Brodowski |
| 172 | Frank Baumholtz Double Print |
| 173 | Bob Kline RC |
| 174 | Rudy Minarcin RC |
| 175 | Does Not Exist |
| 176 | Norm Zauchin RC |
| 177 | Al Robertson |
| 178 | Bobby Adams |
| 179 | Jim Bolger RC |
| 180 | Clem Labine |
| 181 | Roy McMillan |
| 182 | Humberto Robinson RC |
| 183 | Anthony Jacobs RC |
| 184 | Harry Perkowski Double Print |
| 185 | Don Ferrarese RC |
| 186 | Does Not Exist |
| 187 | Gil Hodges |
| 188 | Charlie Silvera Double Print |
| 189 | Phil Rizzuto |
| 190 | Gene Woodling |
| 191 | Eddie Stanky |
| 192 | Jim Delsing |
| 193 | Johnnyin |
| 194 | Willie Mays |
| 195 | Ed Roebuck RC |
| 196 | Gale Wade RC |
| 197 | Al Smith |
| 198 | Yogi Berra |
| 199 | Bert Hamric RC |
| 200 | Jackie Jensen |
| 201 | Sherman Lollar |
| 202 | Jim Owens RC |
| 203 | Does Not Exist |
| 204 | Frank Smith |
| 205 | Gene Freese RC |
| 206 | Pete Daley RC |
| 207 | Billy Consolo |
| 208 | Ray Moore RC |
| 209 | Does Not Exist |
| 210 | Duke Snider |
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Tim Simms | Jun 12, 2011 | Reply
dont know if I can rate it correctly but a 5 because I just to a yard sale were it was going for 2$ with a page of 17 other cards and on closer inspection found it was signed by bill skowron so that is why this card is now my personal favorite only thing of is it was a little miss cut but it is still the upmost coolest card in my collection and I think ever!!!