1957 Topps
1957 · Topps Chewing Gum, Inc. (Brooklyn, NY)
407-card set with full-color photography for the first time. Includes Brooks Robinson RC #328, Frank Robinson RC #35, Don Drysdale RC #18, and the iconic Mantle #95.
Key Facts
- Release
- 1957
- Manufacturer
- Topps Chewing Gum, Inc. (Brooklyn, NY)
- Distribution
- One card plus bubble gum per nickel pack throughout the 1957 baseball season
- Card stock
- Color cardstock featuring the now-standard 2½″ × 3½″ dimensions for the first time (Topps shrunk from the previous 2⅝″ × 3¾″ format)
- Printer / Designer
- Sy Berger (Topps) — first set with the modern standard card size
- Series
- Single 407-card issue with three Hall of Fame rookies and high-number short prints in the #265–407 range
- Total cards
- 408
Key Cards
Mickey Mantle (#95)
Mantle's follow-up to his 1956 Triple Crown — his second MVP-winning season.
Willie Mays (#10)
Mays in his final Giants-in-New-York season before the franchise moved to San Francisco.
Hank Aaron (#20)
Aaron's MVP year — 44 HR and a World Series title for Milwaukee.
Ted Williams (#1)
Splendid Splinter leads off the set during his .388-batting-average season.
Don Drysdale RC (#18)
Big D's rookie card — 19-year-old in his second pro season with Brooklyn.
Frank Robinson RC (#35)
F. Robby's rookie — coming off his 1956 NL Rookie of the Year campaign with the Reds.
Brooks Robinson RC (#328)
Brooks Robinson's rookie card — high-number short print of the future Hall of Famer.
Roberto Clemente (#76)
Clemente — listed as "Bob" in this set, before the use of his given first name became standard.
Sandy Koufax (#302)
Sandy in the high-number series during his pre-breakout Brooklyn years.
Whitey Ford (#25)
Chairman of the Board fresh off a 19-win Cy Young-caliber season.
Yogi Berra (#2)
Berra holds the #2 slot in his Yankees prime.
Eddie Mathews (#250)
Mathews in the season the Braves won the World Series.