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1961 Topps Baseball Card Checklist

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Cards 1-80

1

Dick Groat

41

NL Batting Leaders - Mays/Clemente/Groat

2

Roger Maris

42

AL Batting Leaders - Minoso/Smith/Runnls

3

John Buzhardt

43

NL Home Run Leaders-Banks/Aaron/Mathews

4

Lenny Green 

44

AL Home Run Leaders-Mantle/Maris/Colavito

5

Johnny Romano

45

NL ERA Leaders-Drysdale/Friend/ McCoramck

6

Ed Roebuck

46

AL ERA Leaders - Bunning/Baumann/Detemer

7

White Sox Team

47

NL Pitching Leaders-Spahn,/Law/Broglio/ Brandt

8

 Dick Williams

48

AL Pitching Leaders  - Estrada/Perry/Daley

9

Bob Purkey

49

NL Strikeout Leaders-Drysdale,/Koufax/ Broglio

10

Brooks Robinson

50

AL Strikeout Leaders - Bunning/Ramos/Wynn

11

Curt Simmons

51

Tigers Team

12

Moe Thacker

52

George Crowe

13

Chuck Cottier

53

Russ Nixon

14

Don Mossi 

54

Earl Francis RC

15

Willie Kirkland

55

Jim Davenport

16

Billy Muffett

56

Russ Kemmerer

17

Checklist 1-88 

57

Marv Throneberry

18

Jim Grant

58

Joe Schaffernoth RC

19

Cletis Boyer

59

Jim Woods

20

Robin Roberts

60

Woodie Held

21

Zorro Versalles UER (should Read Zoilo) RC

61

Ron Piche RC

22

Clem Labine

62

Al Pilarcik

23

Don Demeter

63

Jim Kaat 

24

Ken Johnson 

64

Alex Grammas

25

Reds' Heavy Artillery - Pinson/Robinson

65

Ted Kluszewski 

26

Wes Stock

66

Bill Henry

27

Jerry Kindall

67

Ossie Virgil

28

Hector Lopez

68

Deron Johnson

29

Don Nottebart

69

Earl Wilson

30

Nellie Fox

70

Bill Virdo

31

Bob Schmidt

71

Jerry Adair

32

Ray Sadecki 

72

Stu Miller

33

Gary Geiger

73

Al Spangler

34

Wynn Hawkins

74

Joe Pignatano

35

Ron Santo RC

75

Lindy Shows Larry - Jackson/McDaniel

36

Jack Kralick RC

76

Harry Anderson

37

Charlie Maxwell

77

Dick Stigman

38

Bob Lillis

78

Lee Wall

39

Leo Posada RC

79

Joe Ginsberg

40

Bob Turley

80

Harmon Killebrew

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1961 Topps Baseball Card Checklist

Cards 81-160

81

Tracy Stallard RC

121

Eli Grba

82

Joe Christopher RC

122

Cubs Team

83

Bob Bruce

123

Billy Gardner 

84

Lee Maye

124

J. C. Martin

85

Jerry Walke

125

Steve Barber

86

Dodgers Team

126

Dick Stuart

87

Joe Amalfitano

127

Ron Kline

88

Richie Ashburn

128

Rip Repulski 

89

Billy Martin

129

Ed Hobaugh

90

Jerry Staley

130

Norm Larker

91

Walt Moryn

131

Paul Richards MG

92

Hal Naragon 

132

Al Lopez MG

93

Tony Gonzalez

133

Ralph Houk MG

94

Johnny Kucks

134

Mickey Vernon MG 

95

Norm Cash

135

Fred Hutchinson MG

96

Billy O'Dell

136

Walt Alston MG

97

Jerry Lynch

137

Chuck Dressen MG

98A

Checklist 89-176 (Red) 98B 98C

138

Danny Murtaugh MG

99

Don Buddin UER (66 HR's)

139

Solly Hemus MG

100

Harvey Haddi

140

Gus Triandos

101

Bubba Phillips

141

Billy Williams RC

102

Gene Stephens

142

Luis Arroyo

103

Ruben Amaro

143

Russ Snyder

104

John Blanchard

144

Jim Coke

105

Carl Willey

145

Bob Buhl

106

Whitey Herzog

146

Marty Keough

107

Seth Morehead

147

Ed Rakow

108

Dan Dobbek

148

Julian Javier

109

Johnny Podres

149

Bob Oldis 

110

Vada Pinson

150

Willie Mays

111

Jack Meyer

151

Jim Donohue

112

Chico Fernandez

152

Earl Torgeson

113

Mike Fornieles

153

Don Lee

114

Hobie Landrith

154

Bobby Del Greco

115

Johnny Antonelli

155

Johnny Temple

116

Joe De Maestri

156

Ken Hunt 

117

Dale Long

157

Cal McLish

118

Chris Cannizzaro RC

158

Pete Daley

119

A's Big Armor - Bauer/Lumpe/Siebern

159

Orioles Team

120

Ed Mathews

160

Whitey Ford

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1961 Topps Baseball Card Checklist

Cards161-240

161

Sherman Jones UER RC

201

Pete Whisenant

162

Jay Hook

202

Al Neiger RC

163

Ed Sadowski

203

Eddie Bressoud

164

Felix Mantilla

204

Bob Skinner

165

Gino Cimoli

205

Bill Pierce

166

Danny Kravit

206

Gene Green

167

Giants Team

207

Dodger Southpaws - Koufax/Podres

168

Tommy Davi

208

Larry Osborne 

169

Don Elsto

209

Ken McBride

170

Al Smith

210

Pete Runnels

171

Paul Foytack

211

Bob Gibson

172

Don Dillard

212

Haywood Sullivan 

173

Beantown Bombers - Jensen/Malzone/Wertz

213

Bill Stafford RC

174

Ray Semproc

214

Danny Murphy RC

175

Gene Freese

215

Gus Bell

176

Ken Aspromonte

216

Ted Bowsfield

177

Don Larsen 

217

Mel Roach

178

Bob Nieman

218

Hal Brown

179

Joe Koppe

219

Gene Mauch MG

180

Bobby Richardson

220

Al Dark MG

181

Fred Green

221

Mike Higgins MG

182

Dave Nicholson RC

222

Jimmie Dykes MG

183

Andre Rodgers

223

Bob Scheffing MG

184

Steve Bilko

224

Joe Gordon MG

185

Herb Score 

225

Bill Rigney MG

186

Elmer Valo

226

Harry Lavagetto MG

187

Billy Klaus 

227

Juan Pizarro 

188

Jim Marshall 

228

Yankees Team

189A

Checklist 177-264  189B

229

Rudy Hernandez RC

190

Stan Williams

230

Don Hoak

191

Mike De La Hoz RC

231

Dick Drott 

192

Dick Brown

232

Bill White

193

Gene Conley

233

Joe Jay

194

Gordy Coleman

234

Ted Lepcio

195

Jerry Casale

235

Camilo Pascual

196

Ed Bouchee

236

Don Gile RC

197

Dick Hall 

237

Billy Loes

198

Carl Sawatski

238

Jim Gilliam

199

Bob Boyd

239

Dave Sisler

200

Warren Spahn

240

Ron Hansen

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1961 Topps Baseball Card Checklist

Cards 241-320

241

Al Cicotte

281

Frank Sullivan

242

Hal W. Smith

282

Faye Throneberry

243

Frank Lary 

283

Bob Anderson

244

Chico Cardenas

284

Dick Gernert

245

Joe Adcock

285

Sherm Lollar

246

Bob Davis RC

286

George Witt

247

Billy Goodman 

287

Carl Yastrzemski

248

Ed Keegan RC

288

Albie Pearson

249

Reds Team

289

Ray Moore

250

Buc Hill Aces - Face/Law

290

Stan Musial

251

Bill Bruton

291

Tex Clevenge

252

Bill Short

292

Jim Baumer RC

253

Sammy Taylor

293

Tom Sturdivant

254

Ted Sadowski RC

294

Don Blasingame

255

Vic Power

295

Milt Pappas

256

Billy Hoeft

296

Wes Covington

257

Carroll Hardy

297

Athletics Team

258

Jack Sanford

298

Jim Golden RC

259

John Schaive RC

299

Clay Dalrymple

260

Don Drysdale

300

Mickey Mantle

261

Charlie Lau

301

Chet Nichols

262

Tony Curry

302

Al Heist RC

263

Ken Hamlin

303

Gary Peters

264

Glen Hobbie

304

Rocky Nelson

265

Tony Kubek 

305

Mike McCormick

266

Lindy McDaniel

306

World Series Game 1 - Virdon Saves Game

267

Norm Siebern

307

World Series Game 2 - Mantle Slams 2 Homers

268

Ike DeLock

308

World Series Game 3 - Richardson is Hero

269

Harry Chiti 

309

World Series Game 4  - Cimoli is Safe...

270

Bob Friend

310

World Series Game 5 - Face Saves the Day

271

Jim Landis

311

World Series Game 6-Ford Pitches 2nd SO

272

Tom Morgan

312

World Series Game 7-Mazeroski's Homer

273A

 Checklist 265-352   273B

313

World Series Summary Winners Celebrate

274

Gary Bell

314

Bob Miller

275

Gene Woodling 

315

Earl Battey

276

Ray Rippelmeyer RC

316

Bobby Gene Smith 

277

Hank Foiles 

317

Jim Brewer RC

278

Don McMahon 

318

Danny O'Connell 

279

Jose Pagan 

319

Valmy Thomas

280

Frank Howard

320

Lou Burdette

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1961 Topps Baseball Card Checklist

Cards 321- 400

321

Marv Breeding

361A

Checklist 353-429 (No Ad) 361B P (with Ad)

322

Bill Kunkel RC

362

Frank Funk RC

323

Sammy Esposito

363

John Roseboro

324

Hank Aguirre

364

Moe Drabowsky

325

Wally Moon

365

Jerry Lumpe

326

Dave Hillman 

366

Eddie Fisher

327

Matty Alou 

367

Jim Rivera 

328

Jim O'Toole

368

Bennie Daniels

329

Julio Becquer

369

Dave Philley

330

Rocky Colavito

370

Roy Face

331

Ned Garver

371

Bill Skowron SP

332

Dutch Dotterer UER 

372

Bob Hendley RC

333

Fritz Brickell

373

Red Sox Team

334

Walt Bond

374

Paul Giel

335

Frank Bolling

375

Ken Boyer

336

Don Mincher

376

Mike Roarke RC

337

Al's Aces 

377

Ruben Gomez

338

Don Landrum

378

Wally Post

339

Gene Baker

379

Bobby Shantz

340

Vic Wertz 

380

Minnie Minoso

341

Jim Owens

381

Dave Wickersham RC

342

Clint Courtney

382

Dave Wickersham 382. Frank Thomas

343

Earl Robinson RC

383

Frisco First Liners -McCormick/O'Dell/Sanford

344

Sandy Koufax

384

Chuck Essegian 

345

Jim Piersall

385

Jim Perry

346

Howie Nunn

386

Joe Hicks

347

Cardinals Team

387

Duke Maas

348

Steve Boros

388

Bob Clemente 

349

Danny McDevitt

389

Ralph Terry 

350

Ernie Banks

390

Del Crandall

351

Jim King 

391

Winston Brown RC

352

Bob Shaw

392

Reno Bertoia

353

Howie Bedell RC

393

Batter Bafflers - Cardwell,/Hobbie)

354

Billy Harrell 

394

Ken Walters

355

Bob Allison

395

Chuck Estrada

356

Ryne Duren 

396

Bob Aspromonte

357

Daryl Spence

397

Hal Woodeshick

358

Earl Averill

398

Hank Bauer

359

Dallas Green

399

Cliff Cook RC

360

Frank Robinson

400

Vern Law

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1961 Topps Baseball Card Checklist

Cards 401- 480

401

Babe Ruth Hits 60th Homer

441

Dick Bertell

402

Larsen Pitches Perfect Game

442

Gordon Jones

403

Brooklyn-Boston Play 26-Inning Tie

443

Duke Snider

404

Hornsby Tops N. L. With .424 Average

444

Joe Nuxhall 

405

Gehrig Benched fter 2,130 Games

445

Frank Malzone 

406

Mantle Blasts 565-ft. Home Run

446

Bob Taylor

407

Jack Chesbro Wins 41st Game

447

Harry Bright

408

Mathewson Strikes Out 267 Batters

448

Del Rice

409

Johnson Hurls 3rd Shutout in 4 Days

449

Bobby Bolin RC

410

Haddix Pitches 12 Perfect Innings

450

 Jim Lemon

411

Tony Taylor

451

Power for Ernie - Broglio/Spencer/White

412

Larry Sherry

452

Bob Allen RC

413

Eddie Yost

453

Dick Schofield 

414

Dick Donovan

454

Pumpsie Green 

415

Hank Aaron

455

Early Wynn

416

Dick Howser RC

456

Hal Bevan

417

 Juan Marichal RC

457

Johnny James

418

 Ed Bailey 

458

Willie Tasby

419

Tom Borland 

459

Terry Fox RC

420

Ed Broglio

460

Gil Hodges

421

Ty Cline

461

Smoky Burgess

422

Bud Daley

462

Lou Klimchock

423

Charlie Neal

463A

Jack Fisher 463B Braves Team

424

Turk Lown

464

Leroy Thomas RC

425

Yogi Berra 

465

Roy McMillan

426

Card Not Issued

466

Ron Moeller RC

427

Dick Ellsworth

467

Indians Team

428

Ray Barker RC

468

Johnny Callison

429

Al Kaline

469

Ralph Lumenti

430

Bill Mazeroski SP

470

 Roy Sievers

431

Chuck Stobbs

471

Phil Rizzuto - MVP

432

Coot Veal

472

Yogi Berra - MVP SP

433

Art Mahaffey

473

Bobby Shantz - MVP

434

Tom Brewer

474

Al Rosen - MVP

435

Orlando Cepeda

475

Mickey Mantle - MVP

436

Jim Maloney RC

476

Jackie Jensen - MVP

437A

Checklist 430-506 (Louis) 437B P (Luis)

477

Nellie Fox - MVP

438

Curt Flood

478

Roger Maris - MVP

439

Phil Regan RC

479

Jim Konstanty - MVP

440

Luis Aparicio

480

Roy Campanella - MVP

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1961 Topps Baseball Card Checklist

Cards 481- 560

481

Hank Sauer - MVP

521

Brother Battery - L. Sherry/N. Sherry

482

Willie Mays - MVP

522

Dick Farrell UER

483

Don Newcombe - MVP

523

Joe Gibbon 

484

Hank Aaron - MVP

524

Johnny Logan 

485

Ernie Banks - MVP

525

Ron Perranoski RC

486

Dick Groat - MVP

526

R. C. Stevens

487

Gene Oliver

527

Gene Leek

488

Joe McClain RC

528

Pedro Ramos

489

Walt Dropo

529

Bob Roselli

490

Jim Bunning

530

Bobby Malkmus

491

Phillies Team

531

Jim Coates

492

Ron Fairly

532

Bob Hale

493

Don Zimmer UER (Brooklyn A.L.)

533

Jack Curtis

494

Tom Cheney

534

Eddie Kasko

495

Elston Howard

535

Larry Jackson

496

Ken MacKenzie

536

Bill Tuttle

497

Willie Jones

537

Bobby Locke

498

Ray Herbert

538

Chuck Hiller

499

Chuck Schilling RC

539

Johnny Klippstein 

500

Harvey Kuenn

540

Jackie Jensen 

501

John De Merit RC

541

Roland Sheldon RC

502

Clarence Coleman RC

542

Twins Team

503

Tito Francona 

543

Roger Craig

504

Billy Consolo

544

George Thomas

505

Red Schoedienst

545

Hoyt Wilhelm

506

Willie Davis RC

546

Marty Kutyna

507

Pete Burnside

547

Leon Wagner 

508

Rocky Bridges

548

Ted Wills

509

Camilo Carreon

549

Hal R. Smith 

510

Art Ditmar

550

Frank Baumann

511

Joe Morgan

551

George Altman

512

Bob Will

552

Jim Archer

513

Jim Brosnan

553

Bill Fischer

514

Jake Wood RC

554

Pirates Team

515

Jackie Brandt

555

Sam Jones

516

Checklist 507-587

556

Ken R. Hunt RC

517

Willie McCovey 

557

Jose Valdivielso

518

Andy Carey

558

Don Ferrarese

519

Jim Pagliaroni RC

559

Jim Gentile

520

Joe Cunningham

560

Barry Latman

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1961 Topps Baseball Card Checklist

Cards 561-589

561

Charley James

576

Roger Maris

562

Bill Monbouquette

577

Hank Aaron

563

Bob Cerv

578

Mickey Mantle

564

Don Cardwell

579

Willie Mays

565

Felipe Alou

580

Al Kaline

566

Paul Richards -AS

581

Frank Robinson

567

Danny Murtaugh -AS

582

Earl Battey

568

Bill Skowron -AS

583

Del Crandall

569

Frank Herrera -AS

584

Jim Perry

570

Nellie Fox-AS

585

Bob Friend

571

Bill Mazeroski -AS

586

Whitey Ford

572

Brooks Robinson -AS

587

Card Not Issued

573

Ken Boyer -AS

588

Card Not Issued

574

Luis Aparicio -AS

589

Warren Spahn

575

Ernie Banks -AS

 The 1961 Topps baseball card set consisted of 587 baseball cards numbered 1-589. The cards measure 2-1/2" by 3-1/2." Checklist Variations: 98A - Red (Black on White) 98B - Yellow (Black on White) 98C - Yellow (White on Black) No Copyright. 189A Checklist 177-264 (Copyright symbol almost adjacent to 263 Ken Hamlin) 189B Checklist 177-264 (Copyright symbol adjacent to 264 Glen Hobbie) 273A Checklist 265-352 (Copyright symbol adjacent to 336 Don Mincher) 273B Checklist 265-352 (Copyright symbol adjacent to 339 Gene Baker) 361A Checklist 353-429 (No ad on back - Black Topps) 361B Checklist 353-429  (Special Feature Ad on back - Yellow Topps) 437A Checklist 430-506 (440 reads Louis Aparicio) 437B Checklist 430-506  (440 reads Luis Aparicio) Card 161 Sherman Jones UER RC (Photo actually Eddie Fisher) Card 332 Dutch Dotterer UER (Photo actually Tommy Dottere)

Key Cards:

  • 300 - Mickey Mantle
  • 388 - Roberto Clemente
  • 475 - Mickey Mantle MVP
  • 578 - Mickey Mantle AS
  • 579 - Willie Mays AS

Glossary:

  • CO - Coach
  • COR - Corrected Card
  • DP - Double Print
  • ERR - Error card
  • MG - Manager
  • RC -  Rookie Card
  • SP - Single or Short Print
  • UER - Uncorrected Error