2nd Series


We completed the second series of our 1965 Topps set right before Memorial Day in 2021, and here's a break-down of those 88 cards:

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

*Excludes World Series cards
Positions
28 - Pitcher
20 - Outfield
6 - Third Base
4 - Catcher
4 - First Base
4 - Second Base
4 - Shortstop
3 - Manager
2 - First Base-Outfield
1 - First Base-Catcher
1 - Third Base-Shortstop
1 - Infield-Catcher
1 - Infield-Outfield

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

Earliest MLB Debut
10/3/43 - #99 Gil Hodges MG
4/16/46 - #158 Dick Sisler MG
9/7/50 - #172 Jim Piersall
8/17/51 - #123 Frank Thomas
9/6/52 - #103 Harvey Kuenn

Most Recent MLB Debut
9/7/66 - #166 George Culver RS
9/3/65 - #116 Bob Tolan RS
10/3/64 - #116 Dave Dowling RS
9/19/64 - #143 Jerry May RS
8/4/64 - #143 John Gelnar RS

Longest Active - Last Game
9/4/82 - #145 Luis Tiant
10/6/80 - #128 Vic Davalillo
7/6/80 - #176 Willie McCovey
9/30/79 - #144 Ed Kranepool
9/19/79 - #116 Bob Tolan RS
Topps Flagship Set Appearances
33 - Frank Robinson
28 - Hank Aaron
23 - Roberto Clemente
22 - Brooks Robinson
22 - Gil Hodges
22 - Al Kaline
21- Willie McCovey
19 - Bill Mazeroski

Earliest Baseball Card
1949 - Gil Hodges
1949 - Dick Sisler
1951 - Jim Piersall
1954 - Hank Aaron
1954 - Al Kaline
1954 - Harvey Kuenn
1954 - Joe Jay
1954 - Frank Thomas

Most Recent Topps Flagship Card
2006 - Frank Robinson
2001 - Hank Aaron
2001 - Roberto Clemente
2001 - Bill Mazeroski
2001 - Roger Maris
1990 - Russ Nixon
1990 - Dick Howser
Oldest Players
36 - #123 Frank Thomas
35 - #172 Jim Piersall
35 - #127 Frank Lary
34 - #103 Harvey Kuenn
34 - #100 Ken Boyer

Youngest Players
19 - #116 Bob Tolan RS
20 - #144 Ed Kranepool
21 - #163 John Briggs
21 - #143 Jerry May RS
21 - #112 Derrell Griffith

Country of Birth
72 - United States
2 - Cuba
2 - Puerto Rico
1 - Dominican Republic
1 - Panama
1 - Venezuela

Top States of Birth
9 - Missouri
7 - Alabama
6 - Pennsylvania
4 - California
3 - Illinois
3 - Maryland
3 - Ohio
3 - Virginia
3 - West Virginia
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