Complete Set Overview


Overall Breakdown
477 - Players
55 - Rookie Stars
20 - Managers
19 - Team Cards
12 - League Leaders
8 - World Series Cards
7 - Checklists
A.L. Teams*
31 - Cleveland Indians
31 - Detroit Tigers
30 - Baltimore Orioles
30 - Minnesota Twins
29 - Los Angeles Angels
29 - New York Yankees
27 - Boston Red Sox
27 - Chicago White Sox
26 - Washington Senators
25 - Kansas City Athletics
N.L. Teams*
31 - St. Louis Cardinals
30 - Cincinnati Reds
30 - Milwaukee Braves
30 - Pittsburgh Pirates
30 - San Francisco Giants
29 - Chicago Cubs
29 - Philadelphia Phillies
28 - Los Angeles Dodgers
28 - New York Mets
25 - Houston Astros

*Excludes League Leaders and World Series Cards
Positions
268 - Pitcher
117 - Outfield
55 - Catcher
29 - Second Base
27 - First Base
27 - Shortstop
20 - Third Base
19 - Manager
11 - Infield
8 - Infield-Outfield
6 - First Base-Outfield
6 - Outfield-First Base
4 - Third Base-Outfield
3 - Second Base-Shortstop
3 - Outfield-Third Base
3 - Shortstop-Second Base
2 - Second Base-Outfield
2 - Third Base- Shortstop

1 each of the following - 1B-C, 1B-INF, 2B-CO, C-1B, C-3B, C-CO, C-INF, C-OF, HC, INF-C, INF-OF-C, P-CO, SS-OF

Subsets
113 - Phillies Alumni
97 - First Topps Card
54 - Last Topps Card
45 - Hall of Fame
30 - First and Last Topps Card
10 - All-Star Rookie

Earliest MLB Debut
9/17/12 - #187 Casey Stengel MG
4/17/25 - #538 Chuck Dressen MG
9/27/28 - #414 Al Lopez MG
8/29/31 - #251 Billy Herman MG
9/16/36 - #301 Birdie Tebbetts MG

Most Recent MLB Debut
9/7/70 - #501 Jim Rittwage RS
4/15/67 - #493 Bruce Brubaker RS
9/7/66 - #166 George Culver RS
4/12/66 - #517 Jack Warner RS
9/21/65 - #501 Ralph Gagliano RS

Longest Active - Last Game
5/25/89 - #208 Tommy John
4/23/88 - #477 Steve Carlton RS
9/27/87 - #461 Phil Niekro RS
10/5/86 - #581 Tony Perez RS
8/17/86 - #207 Pete Rose
Topps Flagship Set Appearances
35 - Joe Torre
33 - Frank Robinson
28 - Hank Aaron
27 - Pete Rose
27 - Jim Fregosi
26 - Tommy John
26 - Gene Mauch

Earliest Baseball Card
1910 - Casey Stengel
1933 - Billy Herman
1934 - Al Lopez
1940 - Chuck Dressen
1948 - Red Schoendienst
1948 - Yogi Berra
1948 - Warren Spahn
1948 - Bill Rigney

Most Recent Topps Flagship Card
2012 - Mickey Mantle
2010 - Tony Perez
2009 - Joe Torre
2006 - Frank Robinson
2006 - Felipe Alou
2003 - Jeff Torborg
2002 - Larry Dierker
Oldest Players
44 - #205 Warren Spahn CO
42 - #276 Hoyt Wilhelm
40 - #470 Yogi Berra CO
39 - #67 Harvey Haddix
38 - #28 Barney Schultz

Youngest Players
18 - #561 Dennis Daboll RS
18 - #533 Jim Bethke RS
18 - #501 Ralph Gagliano RS
18 - #409 Larry Dierker RS
18 - #453 Willie Crawford RS

Country of Birth
562 - United States
21 - Cuba
12 - Puerto Rico
11 - Dominican Republic
5 - Canada
3 - Venezuela
2 - Panama
2 - U.S. Virgin Islands
1 - Bahamas
1 - Japan
1 - Mexico
1 - Poland

Top States of Birth
60 - California
39 - New York
38 - Pennsylvania
35 - Illinois
34 - Missouri
34 - Ohio
26 - Michigan
25 - Albama
23 - North Carolina
23 - Texas

The only states not represented are Alaska, Hawaii, North Dakota and South Dakota.  All other states, including D.C. had at least one player.

Never Played in Majors
#368 Joe Gibson RS
#391 Mel McGaha MG
#398 Dan Neville RS
#486 Pat Rogas RS
#509 Gerry Vezendy RS
#553 Jack McClure RS
#561 Dennis Daboll RS
Top 15 Cards by Book Value*

#350 - $600 to $1,500
#477 - $200 to $500
#250 - $150 to $400
#16 - $125 to $300
#160 - $125 to $300
#207 - $125 to $300
#300 - $125 to $300
#120 - $75 to $200
#170 - #75 to $200
#510 - $75 to $200
#526 - $75 to $200
#581 - $75 to $200
#134 - #60 to $150
#155 - $60 to $150
#540 - $60 to $150

*According to December 2022/January 2023 Beckett Vintage Collector

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