Topps Cleveland Indians Team Sets

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Topps Cleveland Baseball (Base) Card Hall of Fame

Rated based on PSA weight scores (noted in parethesis)

1953 Topps #54 Bob Feller (6.0)
- Not his rookie card–that is his 1948 Bowman.

1967 Topps Rocky Colavito #580 (6.0)
- Not his rookie card–that is his 1958 Topps. But this is from the high-number series, consisting of cards #534 to #609. It also, I think, one of Colavito’s best-looking Topps cards.

1977 Topps Rookie Catchers #476 [Gary Alexander/Rick Cerone/Dale Murphy/Kevin Pasley] (5.5)
- Dale Murphy’s rookie card. Murphy had a great 18-season career that included seven All-Star selections and two NL MVP.

1953 Topps #61 Early Wynn (5.0)
- Not his rookie card–that is his 1951 Topps. But a great-looking card of a HOF player from an iconic set.

1953 Topps #23 Al Abner (5.0)
- His career spanned six seasons, and he retired with a 24-25 record and 0.6 Wins Above Replacement (WAR). So nothing crazy. But this card is a short print.

1956 Topps #105 Al Smith (5.0)
- Not his rookie card–that is his 1954 Topps. I am happy to see Al Smith here, though. Spent 15 seasons in the big leagues, including five great seasons with Cleveland from 1953-1957, where he had a 117 OPS+ and 10.9 WAR. In 1955, he placed third in the MVP vote.

1969 Topps Lee Maye #595 (5.0)
- Not his rookie card–that is his 1960 Topps. However, this card is from the final series of high numbers (#589-664), which are considered to be the rarest in the set.

1963 Rookie Stars #466 [Nate Oliver/Tony Martinez/Jerry Robinson/Bill Freehan] (4.5)
- Rookie card of Detroit Tigers great Bill Freehan, who was selected to 11 All-Star games during his 15-year career.

1973 Topps Rookie Outfielders #614 [Alonza Bumbry/Dwight Evans/Charlie Spikes] (4.5)
- Rookie card of Boston Red Sox great Dwight Evans, who was a three-time All-Star and eight-time Gold Glove winner over his 20-year career.

1955 Topps #7 Jim Hegan (4.0)
- Not his rookie card–that is his 1948 Leaf. Most older sets, like the 1948 Leaf, have had nice reprint sets produced, which is a way to fill in collection holes until I win the lottery. But…that is not the case with 1948 Leaf.

1955 Topps #24 Hal Newshouser (4.0)
- Definitely not his rookie card—that was in 1941 Play Ball. Hal Newhouser spent 15 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, where he was a six-time All-Star, two-time MVP, and four-time 20-game winner—a résumé that earned him a place in the Hall of Fame. He wrapped up his career with two seasons in Cleveland, pitching out of the bullpen.

1956 Topps #85 Cleveland Indians (~4.0)
- Team card from a club that went 88-66. The pitching staff was insane, with three 20-game winners, and overall, the team allowed the fewest runs scored in the league. While they had an above-average offense, so did most of the American League. Their 4.6 runs per game was a full run less than the Yankees (5.6).

1956 Topps #140 Herb Score (4.0)
- Not his rookie card–that was his 1955 Topps. In 1956, Score won 20 games and led the league with 263 K’s. Let’s finish that story here and move on.

1956 Topps #200 Bob Feller (4.0)
- Nice card of the Cleveland Hall of Fame pitcher.

1957 Topps #212 Rocky Colavito (4.0)
- Nice card of the Cleveland fan favorite.

1963 Rookie Stars #228 [Max Alvis, Bob Bailey, Ed Kranepool, Pedro Oliva] (4.0)
- Max Alvis spent nine seasons with Cleveland and had a solid career, finishing with a 97 OPS+, 8.3 WAR, and two All-Star selections. Sharing the card with him is another rookie, Pedo (Tony) Oliva, who had a slightly more decorated résumé: 15 seasons, eight All-Star selections, three batting titles, and a Hall of Fame induction.

1964 Topps Cleveland Indians Rookies #146 [Tommy John, Bob Chance] (4.0)
- Rookie card of Tommy John. From 1963-1964, John pitched 114 innings (going 2-11) with Cleveland. In one of the more unfortunate trades in team history, he was used as part of a three-team deal to bring back a washed-up Rocky Colavito. Would win 286 games after leaving.

1966 Topps AL Batting Leaders #216 [Tony Oliva/Carl Yastrzemski/Vic Davalillo] (4.0)
- Great card with two Hall of Famers.

1972 Topps Gaylord Perry #285 (4.0)
- Not his rookie card–that is his 1962 Topps. Nice card of the Hall of Fame pitcher.

1963 Topps Cleveland Indians #451 (3.5)
- This Cleveland team went 79-83. They were not a good team. This card is not classified as a short print, but it is part of the semi-high number series (cards #447–522), which are generally scarcer than the earlier series in the set.

1964 Topps Cleveland Indians Rookies #552 [Tom Kelly, Sonny Siebert] (3.5)
- This card is not considered a short print. However, it is part of the high-number series (cards #523–589) in the 1964 Topps set, which are generally more challenging to find. Sonny Siebert was a very solid pitcher who spent 12 years in the majors, compiling a 140-114 record, a 110 ERA+, and two All-Star selections. Had he broken into the big leagues with a better club, he might be a more widely recognized name today.