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1952 Topps Baseball Cards
Set Notes
A landmark set in 1952, the Topps baseball card set was the largest set of the time. It was Sy Berger's masterwork.
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In 1952, Topps came out with the largest baseball card set of the time. There were a total of 407 cards to the set. The set was issued in two series. The first series were numbered 1-310 and the second series were numbered 311-407.
Rookies
There are no rookies in this set.
More set notes
Only three baseball players, but some very significant non-baseball cards mark this set.
The 1988 U.S. Olympic baseball team joins rookies and traded veterans.
Focusing on more than 150 years worth of America's most famous movers and shakers.
This set consists of 792 standard-size cards. Cards were primarily issued in 17-card wax packs, 50-card rack packs and factory sets. Card fronts feature wood grain borders encasing a color photo (reminiscent of Topps classic 1962 baseball set). Subsets include Record Breakers (1-7), Turn Back The Clock (311-315), All-Star selections (595-616), and Team Leaders (scattered throughout the set). The manager cards contain a team checklist on back.
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