Vintage Willie Mays Baseball Card Timeline: 1951-1974
1951-1959
When it comes to vintage baseball cards, there's a certain royalty among players. Willie Mays stands near the top. One of the most beloved players in the game's history, he ranks among the career leaders in several major offensive categories. Willie Mays wasn't just a great player, he made baseball more exciting.
Today, there's no shortage of Willie Mays cards. He's been featured consistently in modern releases, including autographs and memorabilia cards. But for most collectors, it's the vintage Willie Mays baseball cards that are the most iconic.
Between 1951 and 1974, Bowman and Topps combined to release 56 cards in their mainstream sets. This doesn't include the dozens of oddball, insert and premium issues that were released over the same period. You can see all of the base set Bowman and Topps Willie Mays cards by navigating the tabs above. This includes both his main cards and subset cards like All-Stars and League Leaders.
Willie Mays Baseball Cards - 1951 to 1959
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1951 Bowman Baseball Willie Mays RC #305
1952 Bowman Willie Mays #218
1952 Topps Willie Mays #261
1953 Topps Willie Mays #244
1954 Bowman Willie Mays #89
1954 Topps Willie Mays #90
1955 Bowman Willie Mays #184
1955 Topps Willie Mays #194
1956 Topps Willie Mays #130
1957 Topps Willie Mays #10
1958 Topps Willie Mays #5
1958 Topps Willie Mays #436 Rival Fence Busters with Duke Snider
1958 Topps Willie Mays #486 All-Star
1959 Topps Willie Mays #50
1959 Topps Willie Mays #317 N.L. Hitting Kings with Richie Ashburn
1959 Topps Willie Mays #464 Baseball Thrills
1959 Topps Willie Mays #563 All-Star
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1960-1964
Willie Mays Baseball Cards - 1960 to 1964
1960 Topps Willie Mays #200
1960 Topps Willie Mays #7 Master & Mentor with Bill Rigney
1960 Topps Willie Mays #564 All-Star
1961 Topps Willie Mays #150
1961 Topps Willie Mays #41 National League Batting Leaders with Dick Groat, Norm Larker and Roberto Clemente
1961 Topps Willie Mays #482 National League MVP
1961 Topps Willie Mays #579 All-Star
1962 Topps Willie Mays #300
1962 Topps Willie Mays #18 Managers' Dream with Mickey Mantle
1962 Topps Willie Mays #54 National League Home Run Leaders with Orlando Cepeda and Frank Robinson
1962 Topps Willie Mays #395 All-Star
1963 Topps Willie Mays #300
1963 Topps Willie Mays #3 National League Home Run Leaders with Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, Ernie Banks and Orlando Cepeda
1963 Topps Willie Mays #138 Pride of N.L. with Stan Musial
1964 Topps Willie Mays #150
1964 Topps Willie Mays #9 National League Home Run Leaders with Hank Aaron, Willie McCovey and Orlando Cepeda
1964 Topps Willie Mays #306 Giants Gunners with Orlando Cepeda
1964 Topps Willie Mays #423 Tops in NL with Hank Aaron
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1965-1969
Willie Mays Baseball Cards - 1965 to 1969
1965 Topps Willie Mays #250
1965 Topps Willie Mays #4 National League Home Run Leaders with Billy Williams, Johnny Callison, Orlando Cepeda and Jim Hart
1965 Topps Willie Mays #6 National League RBI Leaders with Ken Boyer and Ron Santo
1966 Topps Willie Mays #1
1966 Topps Willie Mays #215 National League Batting Leaders with Roberto Clemente and Hank Aaron
1966 Topps Willie Mays #217 National League Home Run Leaders with Willie McCovey and Billy Williams
1966 Topps Willie Mays #219 National League RBI Leaders with Deron Johnson and Frank Robinson
1967 Topps Willie Mays #200
1967 Topps Willie Mays #191 Checklist
1967 Topps Willie Mays #244 National League Home Run Leaders with Hank Aaron and Richie Allen
1967 Topps Willie Mays #423 Fence Busters with Willie McCovey
1968 Topps Willie Mays #50
1968 Topps Willie Mays #490 Super Stars with Harmon Killebrew and Mickey Mantle
1969 Topps Willie Mays #190
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1970-1974
Willie Mays Baseball Cards - 1970 to 1974
1970 Topps Willie Mays #600
1971 Topps Willie Mays #600
1972 Topps Willie Mays #49
1972 Topps Willie Mays #50 In Action
1973 Topps Willie Mays #305
1973 Topps Willie Mays #1 All-Time Home Run Leaders with Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron
1974 Topps Willie Mays #473 World Series Game 2
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The 1952 Topps and 1953 Topps of Willie Mays are my favorite cards. It’s intriguing how the ’53 Topps is such a short print and it is so hard to find anything higher than a 5 for some reason.