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1953 Topps Baseball Card Checklist

Cards 1-80

1

Jackie Robinson DP

41

Enos Slaughter

2

Luke Easter DP

42

Gus Zernial DP

3

George Crowe

43

Gil McDougald

4

Ben Wade

44

Ellis Kinder SP

5

Joe Dobson

45

Grady Hatton DP

6

Sam Jones

46

Johnny Klippstein DP

7

Bob Borkowski DP

47

Bubba Church DP

8

Clem Koshorek DP

48

Bob Del Greco DP

9

Joe Collins

49

Faye Throneberry DP

10

Smoky Burgess SP

50

Chuck Dressen DP

11

Sal Yvars

51

Frank Campos DP

12

Howie Judson DP

52

Ted Gray DP

13

Conrado Marrero DP

53

Sherm Lollar DP

14

Clem Labine DP

54

Bob Feller DP

15

Bobo Newsom DP

55

 Maurice McDermott DP

16

Peanuts Lowrey DP

56

Gerry Staley DP

17

Billy Hitchcock

57

Carl Scheib

18

Ted Lepcio DP

58

George Metkovich

19

Mel Parnell DP

59

Karl Drews DP

20

Hank Thompson

60

Cloyd Boyer DP

21

Billy Johnson

61

Early Wynn SP

22

Howie Fox

62

Monte Irvin DP

23

Toby Atwell DP

63

Gus Niarhos DP

24

Ferris Fain

64

Dave Philley

25

Ray Boone

65

Earl Harrist

26

Dale Mitchell DP

66

 Minnie Minoso

27

Roy Campanella DP

67

Roy Sievers DP

28

Eddie Pellagrini

68

Del Rice

29

Hal Jeffcoat

69

Dick Brodowski

30

Willard Nixon

70

Ed Yuhas

31

Ewell Blackwell

71

Tony Bartirome

32

Clyde Vollmer

72

 Fred Hutchinson SP

33

Bob Kennedy DP

73

Eddie Robinson

34

George Shuba

74

Joe Rossi

35

Irv Noren DP

75

Mike Garcia

36

Johnny Groth DP

76

Pee Wee Reese

37

Eddie Mathews DP

77

Johnny Mize DP

38

Jim Hearn DP

78

Red Schoendienst

39

Eddie Miksis

79

Johnny Wyrostek

40

John Lipon

80

Jim Hegan

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1953 Topps Baseball Card Checklist

Cards 81-160

81

Joe Black SP

121

Walt Dropo

82

Mickey Mantle

122

Elmer Valo

83

Howie Pollet

123

Tommy Byrne DP

84

Bob Hooper DP

124

Sibby Sisti DP

85

Bobby Morgan DP

125

Dick Williams DP

86

Billy Martin

126

Bill Connelly DP

87

Ed Lopat

127

Clint Courtney DP

88

Willie Jones DP

128

Wilmer Mizell DP

89

Chuck Stobbs DP

129

Keith Thomas

90

Hank Edwards DP

130

Turk Lown DP

91

Ebba St.Claire DP

131

Harry Byrd DP

92

Paul Minner DP

132

Tom Morgan

93

Hal Rice DP

133

Gil Coan

94

Bill Kennedy DP

134

Rube Walker

95

Willard Marshall DP

135

Al Rosen DP

96

Virgil Trucks

136

 Ken Heintzelman DP

97

 Don Kolloway DP

137

John Rutherford DP

98

Cal Abrams DP

138

George Kell

99

Dave Madison

139

Sammy White

100

Bill Miller

140

Tommy Glaviano

101

Ted Wilks

141

Allie Reynolds DP

102

Connie Ryan DP

142

Vic Wertz

103

Joe Astroth DP

143

Billy Pierce

104

Yogi Berra

144

Bob Schultz DP

105

Joe Nuxhall DP

145

Harry Dorish DP

106

Johnny Antone

146

Granny Hamner

107

Danny O'Connell DP

147

Warren Spahn

108

Bob Porterfield DP

148

 Mickey Grasso

109

Alvin Dark

149

 Dom DiMaggio DP

110

Herman Wehmeier DP

150

 Dom DiMaggio DP

111

Hank Sauer DP

151

Hoyt Wilhelm

112

Ned Garver DP

152

Bob Adams DP

113

Jerry Priddy

153

Andy Seminick DP

114

Phil Rizzuto

154

Dick Groat

115

George Spencer

155

Dutch Leonard

116

Frank Smith DP

156

Jim Rivera DP

117

Sid Gordon DP

157

Bob Addis DP

118

Gus Bell DP

158

Bob Addis DP

119

Johnny Sain SP

159

Wayne Terwilliger DP

120

Davey Williams

160

Bob Young

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1953 Topps Baseball Card Checklist

Cards161-240

161

Vern Bickford DP

201

Paul LaPalme

162

Ted Kluszewski

202

Carl Sawatski

163

Fred Hatfield DP

203

Cliff Fannin

164

Frank Shea DP

204

Dick Bokelman

165

Billy Hoeft

205

Vern Benson

166

Billy Hunter

206

Ed Bailey RC

167

Art Schult

207

Whitey Ford

168

Willard Schmidt

208

Jim Wilson

169

Dizzy Trout

209

Jim Greengrass

170

Bill Werle

210

Bob Cerv RC

171

Bill Glynn

211

J.W. Porter

172

Rip Repulski

212

Jack Dittmer

173

Preston Ward

213

Ray Scarborough

174

Billy Loes

214

Bill Bruton RC

175

Ron Kline

215

Gene Conley RC

176

Don Hoak RC

216

Jim Hughes

177

Jim Dyck

217

Murray Wall

178

Jim Waugh

218

Les Fusselman

179

Gene Hermanski

219

Pete Runnels

180

Virgil Stallcup

220

Satchel Paige

181

Al Zarilla

221

Bob Milliken

182

Bobby Hofman

222

Vic Janowicz RC DP

183

Stu Miller RC

223

Johnny O'Brien DP

184

Hal Brown

224

Lou Sleater DP

185

Jim Pendleton

225

Bobby Shantz

186

Charlie Bishop

226

Ed Erautt

187

Jim Fridley

227

Morrie Martin

188

Andy Carey RC

228

Hal Newhouser

189

Ray Jablonski

229

Rocky Krsnich

190

Dixie Walker CO

230

Johnny Lindell DP

191

Ralph Kiner

231

Solly Hemus DP

192

Wally Westlake

232

Dick Kokos

193

Mike Clark

233

Al Aber

194

Eddie Kazak

234

Ray Murray DP

195

Ed McGhee

235

John Hetki DP

196

Bob Keegan

236

Harry Perkowski DP

197

Del Crandall

237

Bud Podbielan DP

198

Forrest Main

238

Cal Hogue DP

199

Marion Fricano

239

Jim Delsing

200

Gordon Goldsberry

240

Fred Marsh

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1953 Topps Baseball Card Checklist

Cards 241-280

241

Al Sima DP

261

Card Never Issued

242

Charlie Silvera

262

Bob Oldis

243

Carlos Bernier DP

263

Johnny Podres RC

244

Willie Mays

264

Gene Woodling DP

245

Bill Norman CO

265

Jackie Jensen

246

Roy Face RC DP

266

Bob Cain

247

Mike Sandlock DP

267

Card Never Issued

248

Gene Stephens DP

268

Card Never Issued

249

Eddie O'Brien

269

Duane Pillette

250

Bob Wilson

270

Vern Stephens

251

Sid Hudson

271

Card Never Issued

252

Hank Foiles

272

Bill Antonello

253

Card Never Issued

273

Harvey Haddix RC

254

Preacher Roe DP

274

John Riddle CO

255

Dixie Howell

275

Card Never Issued

256

Les Peden

276

Ken Raffensberger

257

Bob Boyd

277

Don Lund

258

Jim Gilliam RC

278

Willie Miranda

259

Roy McMillan DP

279

Joe Coleman DP

260

Sam Calderone

280

Milt Bolling RC
Because of the competition with Bowman the 1953 Topps baseball card set is missing 6 cards. The original players slated for those cards signed exclusive contracts with Bowman. The set consists of 274 baseball cards numbered 1-280. Cards not issued are: 253, 261, 267, 268, 271 and 275.

Key Cards:

  • 1 - Jackie Robinson
  • 82 - Mickey Mantle
  • 244 -Willie Mays

Glossary:

  • CO - Coach
  • COR - Corrected Card
  • DP - Double Print (a card that was printed in double the quantity compared to the other cards in the same series)
  • ERR - Error card
  • FTC - First Topps Card
  • MG - Manager
  • RC -  Rookie Card
  • SP - Single or Short Print (a card that was printed in lesser quantity compared to the other cards in the same series)
  • UER - Uncorrected Error