The 1957 Topps set contains 407 cards, each measuring 2 ½" by 3 ½". 1957 was the first year for this measurement, which is what we know today as the standard card size. The front of the card features a large vertical color photo of the player, with the player's name, team and position at the bottom of the card. The back of each card features the player's biographical information and statistical history.
The 1957 set includes the first star combination cards featuring major players from the 1956 World Series - #400 Dodgers Sluggers and #407 Yankees' Power Hitters.
Due to an extremely expensive 4th series (265-352) a complete 1957 Topps baseball set is difficult to find in any condition.
The key rookie cards for this year include: Rocky Colavito, Don Drysdale, Whitey Herzog, Tony Kubek, Bobby Richardson, Brooks Robinson, and Frank Robinson.
Many hall of famers can be found in this set, including: Williams, Berra, Aparicio, Mays, Roberts, Drysdale, Aaron, Mazeroski, Ford, Herzog, Reese, F. Robinson, Fox, Wynn, Banks, Ashburn, Clemente, Spahn, Mantle, Lemon, Kaline, Schoendienst, Kluszewski, Snider, Wilhelm, Campanella, Slaughter, Mathews, Koufax, B. Robinson, and Bunning.
The high-dollar cards grade as follows:
#1 Williams: Very Good/Excellent
#2 Berra: Very Good/Excellent
#10 Mays: Very Good/Excellent
#18 Drysdale RC: Very Good/Excellent
#20 Aaron: Very Good
#25 Ford: Very Good/Excellent
#35 F. Robinson RC: Very Good/Excellent
#55 Banks: Very Good/Excellent
#76 Clemente: Very Good/Excellent
#95 Mantle: Very Good
#210 Campanella: Very Good/Excellent
#302 Koufax: Very Good/Excellent
#328 B. Robinson: Very Good/Excellent
#400 Dodger's Sluggers: Very Good/Excellent
#407 Berra & Mantle: PSA 4 Very Good/Excellent
