And the Bracket Battle Champion for the Best Topps Baseball Set Ever Is…
Voting
...1956 Topps!
The biggest upset in the bracket tournament for the greatest Topps baseball set of all-time was saved for the end. 1956 Topps Baseball, ranked sixth after initial voting, took out top-ranked 1952 Topps Baseball with a full 55% of the votes in the final round.
To reach the top, 1956 started out by handily beating 1999 Topps Baseball. From there it took out the 1958, 1959, 1983 and 1975 sets. 1952, 1975 and 1983 were the top three ranked sets entering the bracket, which was determined in advance with readers selecting up to ten of their favorite sets.
From the start of the bracket battle, it looked to be 1952's to lose. Being the groundbreaking set that it is, few will argue its importance. But "best" can be defined in different ways by people. 1956 doesn't have any truly classic rookie cards either. So it looks like it may have been design that came out on top.
What do you think? Whether it's your favorite set or not, what do you like about 1956 Topps Baseball?
This concludes our bracket battle for the best Topps Baseball set of all-time. Thanks to all who participated. We had fun and hope you did too. What are some other bracket battles you'd like to see in the future? Let us know in the comments below.
And if you want to look back on how everything came about, here's the final bracket (and the full-sized PDF):
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Results
For those who like keeping track of data, here are the results from earlier rounds in the bracket battle for the best Topps baseball set of all time. Bold sets were the winners. We've also included the percentage of the votes they received.
Finals
1952 (1)
1956 (6) 55.24%
Semi-Finals
1952 (1) 55.6%
1965 (5)
1975 (2)
1956 (6) 54.45%
Round 4
1952 (1) 63.03%
1971 (9)
1955 (13)
1965 (5) 54.93%
1975 (2) 50.71%
1953 (7)
1983 (3)
1956 (6) 53.36%
Round 3
1952 (1) 71.09%
1980 (16)
2015 (8)
1971 (9) 58.63%
1987 (4)
1955 (13) 55.74%
1965 (5) 64.51%
1985 (12)
1975 (2) 53.58%
1963 (15)
1953 (7) 62.2%
1972 (10)
1983 (3) 55.52%
1960 (14)
1956 (6) 70.89%
1959 (22)
Round 2
1952 (1) 83.94%
1970 (33)
1980 (16) 69.63%
1967 (17)
2015 (8) 52.09%
1973 (25)
1971 (9) 69.81%
1978 (24)
1987 (4) 65.38%
1989 (36)
1955 (13) 72.6%
1962 (20)
1965 (5) 72.12%
1964 (28)
1985 (12) 61.06%
1974 (44)
1975 (2) 70.95%
2011 (31)
1963 (15) 54.33%
1954 (18)
1953 (7) 68.42%
1982 (39)
1972 (10) 59.42%
1968 (23)
1983 (3) 78.16%
1979 (35)
1960 (14) 54.85%
1984 (19)
1956 (6) 62.93%
1958 (27)
1957 (11)
1959 (22) 61.14%
Round 1
1952 (1) 94.94%
1997 (64)
1975 (2) 91.58%
1998 (63)
1983 (3) 93.9%
1996 (62)
1987 (4) 74.87%
2002 (61)
1965 (5) 88.33%
2003 (60)
1956 (6) 92.25%
1999 (59)
1953 (7) 88.77%
1994 (58)
2015 (8) 79.26%
1995 (57)
1971 (9) 77.9%
2004 (56)
1972 (10) 75.81%
2005 (55)
1957 (11) 73.5%
2000 (54)
1985 (12) 57.92%
1992 (53)
1955 (13) 86.17%
2009 (52)
1960 (14) 88.59%
2006 (51)
1963 (15) 77.72%
2001 (50)
1980 (16) 81.79%
2007 (49)
1967 (17) 78.79%
1993 (48)
1954 (18) 77.53%
1988 (47)
1984 (19) 73.5%
2012 (46)
1962 (20) 70.8%
2008 (45)
1986 (21)
1974 (44) 56.82%
1959 (22) 70.03%
2010 (43)
1968 (23) 52.15%
1990 (42)
1978 (24) 59.72%
2014 (41)
1973 (25) 67.51%
1966 (40)
1969 (26)
1982 (39) 50.14%
1958 (27) 70.66%
1961 (38)
1964 (28) 69.01%
1991 (37)
1976 (29)
1989 (36) 53.28%
1977 (30)
1979 (35) 50.29%
2011 (31) 61.32%
1981 (34)
2013 (32)
1970 (33) 50.56%
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GRAHAM ELLIOT
Just came across this, thx so much for taking the time to put it together.1953 gets my vote followed by 1960. 👨🏻🍳