The 1952 Topps Baseball release contained 407 cards which made it the largest set to date. It was released over six series which meant that the final series was so late into the year (it was actually football season) that kids weren’t purchasing them and a surplus was destroyed by Topps several years later. The breakdown of each series is as follows:
Although the Mickey Mantle card included in this set is widely regarded as his rookie card, it isn’t his rookie card at all. That said, it is one of the most iconic and valuable baseball cards of all time and, appearing as #311 in the collection, is among the rarest cards in this set. Andy Pafko cards are also very difficult to find in high-grade quality since his placement at the top of the checklist placed the card on the top of many collector’s stacks, thus, leading to a great deal of damage.
Cards were sold in $0.01 and $0.05 packages and were advertised as “giant” thanks to their 2 5/8″x3 3/4″ dimensions. Clicking a link within this checklist will direct you to an affiliate retailer or to relevant eBay listings.
1952 Topps Baseball Checklist
Base Set – 407 Cards
Series 1 – Cards 1-80
Series 2 – Cards 81-130
Series 3 – Cards 131-190
Series 4 – Cards 191-250
Series 5 – Cards 251-310
Series 6 – Cards 311-407
Athletics
| 21 | Ferris Fain | |
| 31 | Gus Zernial | |
| 34 | Elmer Valo | |
| 41 | Bob Wellman | RC |
| 45 | Eddie Joost | |
| 112 | Hank Majeski | |
| 116 | Carl Scheib | |
| 131 | Morrie Martin | RC |
| 134 | Joe Tipton | |
| 182 | Billy Hitchcock | |
| 201 | Alex Kellner | |
| 210 | Dick Fowler | |
| 219 | Bobby Shantz | |
| 226 | Dave Philley | |
| 231 | Sam Zoldak | |
| 256 | Pete Suder | |
| 278 | Allie Clark | |
| 290 | Joe Astroth | |
| 299 | Ray Murray | RC |
| 340 | Bob Hooper | |
| 358 | John Kucab | RC |
| 368 | Ed Wright | RC |
Braves
| 14 | Bob Elliott | |
| 27 | Sam Jethroe | |
| 33 | Warren Spahn | |
| 96 | Willard Marshall | |
| 97 | Earl Torgeson | |
| 140 | John Antonelli | |
| 162 | Del Crandall | |
| 252 | Vern Bickford | |
| 264 | Roy Hartsfield | |
| 267 | Sid Gordon | |
| 276 | Jim Wilson | RC |
| 288 | Chet Nichols | RC |
| 289 | Tommy Holmes | |
| 293 | Sibby Sisti | |
| 294 | Walker Cooper | |
| 302 | Max Surkont | RC |
| 360 | George Crowe | RC |
| 367 | Bob Thorpe | RC |
| 388 | Bob Chipman | |
| 393 | Ebba St. Claire | RC |
| 407 | Eddie Mathews | RC |
Browns
| 8 | Fred Marsh | RC |
| 46 | Gordon Goldsberry | RC |
| 58 | Bob Mahoney | RC |
| 64 | Roy Sievers | |
| 82 | Duane Pillette | |
| 102 | Bill Kennedy | |
| 143 | Les Moss | |
| 147 | Bobby Young | RC |
| 149 | Dick Kryhoski | |
| 160 | Owen Friend | |
| 163 | Stan Rojek | |
| 174 | Cuddles Marshall | RC |
| 212 | Ned Garver | |
| 229 | Gene Bearden | |
| 241 | Tommy Byrne | |
| 271 | Jim Delsing | |
| 284 | Hank Arft | |
| 285 | Cliff Fannin | |
| 286 | Joe DeMaestri | RC |
| 349 | Bob Cain | |
| 366 | Dave Madison | RC |
| 402 | Earl Harrist | RC |
Cardinals
| 19 | Johnny Bucha | RC |
| 38 | Wally Westlake | |
| 56 | Tommy Glaviano | |
| 65 | Enos Slaughter | |
| 68 | Cliff Chambers | |
| 76 | Eddie Stanky | |
| 79 | Jerry Staley | |
| 83 | Billy Johnson | |
| 91 | Red Schoendienst | |
| 100 | Del Rice | |
| 111 | Peanuts Lowrey | |
| 115 | Red Munger | |
| 165 | Eddie Kazak | |
| 196 | Solly Hemus | RC |
| 220 | Joe Presko | RC |
| 228 | Al Brazle | |
| 242 | Tom Poholsky | RC |
| 263 | Harry Brecheen | |
| 280 | Cloyd Boyer | |
| 287 | Steve Bilko | |
| 334 | Wilmer Mizell | RC |
| 378 | Les Fusselman | RC |
| 386 | Eddie Yuhas | RC |
| 398 | Hal Rice |
Cubs
| 16 | Gene Hermanski | |
| 35 | Hank Sauer | |
| 105 | John Pramesa | |
| 110 | Dutch Leonard | |
| 114 | Willard Ramsdell | |
| 127 | Paul Minner | RC |
| 148 | Johnny Klippstein | |
| 153 | Bob Rush | |
| 157 | Bob Usher | |
| 164 | Walt Dubiel | |
| 172 | Eddie Miksis | |
| 173 | Roy Smalley | |
| 184 | Bob Ramazzotti | |
| 194 | Joe Hatten | |
| 204 | Ron Northey | |
| 224 | Bruce Edwards | |
| 225 | Frank Baumholtz | |
| 259 | Bob Addis | RC |
| 295 | Phil Cavarretta | |
| 322 | Randy Jackson | RC |
| 324 | Warren Hacker | |
| 325 | Bill Serena | |
| 330 | Turk Lown | RC |
| 341 | Hal Jeffcoat | |
| 348 | Bob Kelly | RC |
| 356 | Toby Atwell | RC |
| 359 | Dee Fondy | RC |
| 401 | Bob Schultz | RC |
Dodgers
| 1 | Andy Pafko | |
| 7 | Wayne Terwilliger | |
| 20 | Billy Loes | RC |
| 36 | Gil Hodges | |
| 37 | Duke Snider | |
| 51 | Jim Russell | |
| 53 | Chris Van Cuyk | RC |
| 66 | Preacher Roe | |
| 136 | Johnny Schmitz | |
| 188 | Bud Podbielan | RC |
| 198 | Phil Haugstad | RC |
| 205 | Clyde King | |
| 232 | Billy Cox | |
| 239 | Rocky Bridges | RC |
| 250 | Carl Erskine | |
| 273 | Erv Palica | |
| 274 | Ralph Branca | |
| 312 | Jackie Robinson | |
| 314 | Roy Campanella | |
| 319 | Rube Walker | RC |
| 320 | John Rutherford | RC |
| 321 | Joe Black | RC |
| 326 | George Shuba | RC |
| 333 | Pee Wee Reese | |
| 342 | Clem Labine | RC |
| 355 | Bobby Morgan | |
| 365 | Cookie Lavagetto | |
| 377 | Chuck Dressen | |
| 389 | Ben Wade | RC |
| 390 | Rocky Nelson | RC |
| 394 | Billy Herman | |
| 395 | Jake Pitler | |
| 396 | Dick Williams | RC |
Giants
| 3 | Hank Thompson | |
| 5 | Larry Jansen | |
| 26 | Monte Irvin | |
| 52 | Don Mueller | |
| 61 | Tookie Gilbert | |
| 75 | Wes Westrum | |
| 101 | Max Lanier | |
| 124 | Monte Kennedy | |
| 125 | Bill Rigney | |
| 130 | Sheldon Jones | |
| 141 | Clint Hartung | |
| 261 | Willie Mays | |
| 265 | Chuck Diering | |
| 313 | Bobby Thomson | |
| 315 | Leo Durocher | |
| 316 | Davey Williams | RC |
| 318 | Hal Gregg | RC |
| 336 | Dave Koslo | |
| 337 | Jim Hearn | |
| 338 | Sal Yvars | RC |
| 346 | George Spencer | RC |
| 351 | Al Dark | |
| 371 | Bobby Hofman | |
| 385 | Herman Franks | RC |
| 392 | Hoyt Wilhelm | RC |
Indians
| 10 | Al Rosen | |
| 17 | Jim Hegan | |
| 18 | Merrill Combs | RC |
| 24 | Luke Easter | |
| 55 | Ray Boone | |
| 77 | Bob Kennedy | |
| 88 | Bob Feller | |
| 92 | Dale Mitchell | |
| 120 | Bob Chakales | RC |
| 189 | Pete Reiser | |
| 193 | Harry Simpson | RC |
| 199 | George Zuverink | RC |
| 207 | Mickey Harris | |
| 217 | George Stirnweiss | |
| 243 | Larry Doby | |
| 253 | Johnny Berardino | |
| 257 | Bobby Avila | |
| 258 | Steve Gromek | |
| 268 | Bob Lemon | |
| 270 | Lou Brissie | |
| 272 | Mike Garcia | |
| 277 | Early Wynn | |
| 282 | Birdie Tebbetts | |
| 300 | Barney McCosky | |
| 363 | Dick Rozek | RC |
| 382 | Sam Jones | RC |
| 399 | Jim Fridley | RC |
Phillies
| 44 | Con Dempsey | RC |
| 47 | Willie Jones | |
| 59 | Robin Roberts | |
| 74 | Andy Hansen | RC |
| 107 | Connie Ryan | |
| 108 | Jim Konstanty | |
| 158 | Eddie Waitkus | |
| 185 | Bill Nicholson | |
| 187 | Bob Miller | |
| 203 | Curt Simmons | |
| 209 | Howie Fox | |
| 213 | Nippy Jones | |
| 216 | Richie Ashburn | |
| 221 | Granny Hamner | |
| 223 | Del Ennis | |
| 281 | Tommy Brown | |
| 339 | Russ Meyer | |
| 352 | Karl Drews | |
| 357 | Smoky Burgess | |
| 362 | Ken Heintzelman |
Pirates
| 12 | Monty Basgall | RC |
| 63 | Howie Pollet | |
| 73 | Bill Werle | |
| 81 | Vern Law | |
| 87 | Dale Coogan | |
| 109 | Ted Wilks | |
| 138 | Bill MacDonald | |
| 150 | Ted Beard | |
| 154 | Joe Muir | RC |
| 166 | Paul LaPalme | RC |
| 167 | Bill Howerton | |
| 170 | Gus Bell | |
| 183 | Erv Dusak | |
| 197 | George Strickland | RC |
| 218 | Clyde McCullough | |
| 227 | Joe Garagiola | |
| 233 | Bob Friend | RC |
| 236 | Ed Fitz Gerald | |
| 240 | Jack Phillips | RC |
| 260 | Pete Castiglione | |
| 266 | Murry Dickson | |
| 310 | George Metkovich | |
| 332 | Tony Bartirome | RC |
| 353 | Bobby Del Greco | RC |
| 361 | Bill Posedel | |
| 364 | Clyde Sukeforth | RC |
| 369 | Dick Groat | RC |
| 375 | Jack Merson | RC |
| 380 | Clem Koshorek | RC |
| 381 | Milton Stock | RC |
| 387 | Billy Meyer | |
| 397 | Forrest Main | RC |
Red Sox
| 4 | Don Lenhardt | |
| 15 | Johnny Pesky | |
| 22 | Dom DiMaggio | |
| 23 | Billy Goodman | |
| 30 | Mel Parnell | |
| 43 | Ray Scarborough | |
| 54 | Leo Kiely | |
| 72 | Karl Olson | RC |
| 78 | Ellis Kinder | |
| 84 | Vern Stephens | |
| 119 | Mickey McDermott | |
| 121 | Gus Niarhos | |
| 139 | Ken Wood | |
| 152 | Al Evans | |
| 177 | Bill Wight | |
| 180 | Charlie Maxwell | RC |
| 186 | Walt Masterson | |
| 235 | Walt Dropo | |
| 247 | Randy Gumpert | |
| 255 | Clyde Vollmer | |
| 269 | Willard Nixon | |
| 327 | Archie Wilson | RC |
| 329 | Ivan Delock | RC |
| 335 | Ted Lepcio | RC |
| 343 | Dick Gernert | RC |
| 345 | Sammy White | RC |
| 374 | Al Benton | RC |
| 376 | Faye Throneberry | RC |
| 383 | Del Wilber | RC |
| 404 | Dick Brodowski | RC |
Reds
| 6 | Grady Hatton | |
| 13 | Johnny Wyrostek | |
| 29 | Ted Kluszewski | |
| 69 | Virgil Stallcup | |
| 80 | Herm Wehmeier | |
| 113 | Dick Sisler | |
| 118 | Ken Raffensberger | |
| 135 | Dixie Howell | |
| 137 | Roy McMillan | RC |
| 142 | Harry Perkowski | RC |
| 144 | Ed Blake | RC |
| 151 | Wally Post | RC |
| 156 | Frank Hiller | RC |
| 161 | Bud Byerly | RC |
| 171 | Ed Erautt | RC |
| 176 | Hank Edwards | |
| 179 | Frank Smith | RC |
| 249 | Bobby Adams | |
| 297 | Andy Seminick | |
| 323 | Bubba Church | |
| 328 | Bob Borkowski | RC |
| 344 | Ewell Blackwell | |
| 347 | Joe Adcock | |
| 350 | Cal Abrams | |
| 379 | Joe Rossi | RC |
| 391 | Ben Chapman | |
| 405 | Eddie Pellagrini | |
| 406 | Joe Nuxhall | RC |
Senators
| 2 | Pete Runnels | RC |
| 40 | Irv Noren | |
| 60 | Sid Hudson | |
| 71 | Tom Upton | RC |
| 90 | Mickey Grasso | |
| 93 | Al Sima | RC |
| 94 | Sam Mele | |
| 106 | Mickey Vernon | |
| 123 | Eddie Yost | |
| 132 | Clyde Kluttz | RC |
| 145 | Joe Haynes | |
| 178 | Cass Michaels | |
| 190 | Don Johnson | RC |
| 245 | Sherry Robertson | |
| 291 | Gil Coan | |
| 292 | Floyd Baker | |
| 298 | Bob Ross | RC |
| 301 | Bob Porterfield | |
| 306 | Lou Sleater | RC |
| 307 | Frank Campos | RC |
| 309 | Jim Busby | |
| 317 | Connie Marrero |
Tigers
| 25 | Johnny Groth | |
| 28 | Jerry Priddy | |
| 39 | Dizzy Trout | |
| 86 | Ted Gray | |
| 89 | Johnny Lipon | |
| 103 | Cliff Mapes | |
| 104 | Don Kolloway | |
| 126 | Fred Hutchinson | |
| 146 | Frank House | RC |
| 181 | Bob Swift | |
| 192 | Myron Ginsberg | RC |
| 208 | Marlin Stuart | RC |
| 222 | Hoot Evers | |
| 230 | Matt Batts | |
| 234 | Steve Souchock | RC |
| 238 | Art Houtteman | |
| 244 | Vic Wertz | |
| 246 | George Kell | |
| 262 | Virgil Trucks | |
| 275 | Pat Mullin | |
| 296 | Red Rolfe | |
| 354 | Fred Hatfield | RC |
| 370 | Billy Hoeft | RC |
White Sox
| 32 | Eddie Robinson | |
| 42 | Lou Kretlow | RC |
| 50 | Marv Rickert | RC |
| 62 | Chuck Stobbs | RC |
| 70 | Al Zarilla | |
| 95 | Ken Holcombe | |
| 98 | Bill Pierce | |
| 117 | Sherm Lollar | |
| 133 | Al Widmar | |
| 159 | Saul Rogovin | RC |
| 169 | Howie Judson | |
| 195 | Minnie Minoso | RC |
| 211 | Ray Coleman | |
| 251 | Chico Carrasquel | |
| 254 | Joe Dobson | |
| 279 | Bud Stewart | |
| 283 | Phil Masi | |
| 303 | Harry Dorish | |
| 304 | Sam Dente | |
| 305 | Paul Richards | |
| 308 | Luis Aloma |
Yankees
| 9 | Bobby Hogue | RC |
| 11 | Phil Rizzuto | |
| 48 | Joe Page | |
| 57 | Ed Lopat | |
| 67 | Allie Reynolds | |
| 85 | Bob Kuzava | |
| 99 | Gene Woodling | |
| 122 | Jackie Jensen | |
| 128 | Don Bollweg | RC |
| 129 | Johnny Mize | |
| 155 | Frank Overmire | |
| 168 | Charlie Silvera | RC |
| 175 | Billy Martin | RC |
| 191 | Yogi Berra | |
| 200 | Ralph Houk | RC |
| 202 | Joe Collins | RC |
| 206 | Joe Ostrowski | RC |
| 214 | Johnny Hopp | |
| 215 | Hank Bauer | |
| 237 | Jerry Coleman | |
| 248 | Spec Shea | |
| 311 | Mickey Mantle | |
| 331 | Tom Morgan | RC |
| 372 | Gil McDougald | RC |
| 373 | Jim Turner | RC |
| 384 | Frankie Crosetti | |
| 400 | Bill Dickey | |
| 403 | Bill Miller | RC |