1st Series


Here's a breakdown of the first 88 cards from the 1965 Topps set, the iconic set's first series:

Overall Breakdown
66 - Players
12 - League Leaders
5 - Rookie Stars
2 - Managers
2 - Team Cards
1 - Checklist
A.L. Teams*
5 - Boston Red Sox
4 - Baltimore Orioles
4 - Detroit Tigers
4 - Kansas City Athletics
4 - Los Angeles Angels
4 - New York Yankees
4 - Washington Senators
3 - Chicago White Sox
3 - Minnesota Twins
2 - Cleveland Indians
N.L. Teams*
4 - Chicago Cubs
4 - Cincinnati Reds
4 - Houston Astros
4 - Milwaukee Braves
4 - New York Mets
4 - Philadelphia Phillies
4 - San Francisco Giants
4 - St. Louis Cardinals
3 - Los Angeles Dodgers
3 - Pittsburgh Pirates

*Excludes League Leaders
Positions
35 - Pitcher
14 - Outfield
7 - Second Base
7 - Shortstop
6 - Catcher
2 - First Base
2 - Manager
1 - Third Base
1 - First Base-Outfield
1 - Second Base-Outfield
1 - Third Base-Outfield
1 - Outfield-First Base

Subsets
15 - Phillies Alumni
11 - First Topps Card
6 - Last Topps Card
5 - Hall of Fame (see below)
2 - All-Star Rookie
1 - First and Last Topps Card

Earliest MLB Debut
4/27/39 - #32 Herman Franks MG
4/16/46 - #66 Bill Rigney MG
6/18/48 - #15 Robin Roberts
6/17/49 - #68 Del Crandall
9/26/50 - #64 Lou Burdette

Most Recent MLB Debut
4/14/65 - #49 Curt Blefary RS
10/2/64 - #82 John Braun RS
9/15/64 - #41 Marv Staehle RS
9/15/64 - #82 Santos Alomar RS
8/9/64 - Dennis Ribant

Longest Active - Last Game
10/30/84 - #16 Joe Morgan RS
7/1/83 - #62 Jim Kaat
9/30/78 - #82 Santos Alomar RS
9/29/78 - #30 Jim Bouton
9/29/76 - #47 Tommy Harper
Topps Flagship Set Appearances
24 - Jim Kaat
22 - Joe Morgan
21 - Bill Virdon
18 - Del Crandall
17 - Frank Howard
17 - Roy McMillan
16 - Deron Johnson

Earliest Baseball Card
1948 - Bill Rigney
1949 - Robin Roberts
1950 - Del Crandall
1952 - Roy McMillan
1952 - Lou Burdette
1952 - Herman Franks
1953 - Ron Kline
1953 - Harvey Haddix

Most Recent Topps Flagship Card
2001 - Juan Marichal
2001 - Joe Morgan
1986 - Bobby Wine
1984 - Del Crandall
1984 - Bill Virdon
1984 - Frank Howard
1983 - Jim Kaat
Oldest Players
39 - #67 Harvey Haddix
38 - #28 Barney Schultz
38 - #15 Robin Roberts
38 - #64 Lou Burdette
35 - #45 Roy McMillan

Youngest Players
20 - #55 Tony Conigliaro
20 - #18 Bill McCool
20 - #16 Sonny Jackson RS
21 - #44 Wade Blasingame
21 - #82 Santos Alomar RS

Country of Birth
71 - United States
2 - Cuba
2 - Puerto Rico
1 - Canada
1 - Dominican Republic
1 - U.S. Virgin Islands

Top States of Birth
8 - Illinois
6 - Michigan
5 - California
5 - Pennsylvania
4 - New York
3 - Missouri
3 - New Jersey
3 - Ohio
3 - Texas
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