1951 Topps Baseball card checklist and info

1951 Topps Baseball (Doubles Baseball Playing Cards) were the first foray into baseball cards for the company. The set was released in two series of 52 cards. The first series had red colored card backs and the second series had blue colored card backs.

What makes this set most unique is that it was intended as a card game. Each card front features a player as well as a baseball play — Yogi Berra, for example, was a foul ball. At first glance they may look like playing cards but there are no suits or numbers — if you were to play with these cards, it had to be the Doubles Baseball game.

Topps would eventually release a full 52 card pack for each series which were sold in panels of two that were perforated.

Two cards in the first series were given Update/Traded cards (#36 & #52) so there are actually 106 cards in total for this collection.

Topps purchased five complete sets of this collection and released them in numbered frames as an insert set for their 2019 Topps Tribute line of cards.

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1951 Topps Baseball Checklist

Red Back – 52 Cards

Blue Back – 52 Cards

Athletics
Braves
Browns
Cardinals
Cubs
Dodgers

Giants
Indians
Phillies
Pirates
Red Sox
Reds

Senators
Tigers
White Sox
Yankees

Athletics

3	Ferris Fain	Red Back
15	Eddie Joost	Blue Back
28	Elmer Valo	Red Back
36	Gus Zernial	Red Back

Braves

2	Sid Gordon	Red Back
9	Johnny Sain	Blue Back
12	Sam Jethroe	Blue Back
30	Warren Spahn	Red Back
32	Bob Elliott	Blue Back
34	Earl Torgeson	Blue Back
52	Tommy Holmes	Red Back

Browns

9	Roy Sievers	Red Back
18	Ned Garver	Blue Back
19	Dick Kokos	Red Back
24	Sherm Lollar	Blue Back
33	Don Lenhardt	Blue Back
36	Cliff Fannin	Blue Back

Cardinals

6	Red Schoendienst		Blue Back
7	Jerry Staley		Blue Back
7	Howie Pollet	RC	Red Back
14	Red Munger		Blue Back
21	Billy Johnson		Blue Back
28	Harry Brecheen		Blue Back
30	Enos Slaughter		Blue Back
47	Tommy Glaviano		Red Back

Cubs

14	Wayne Terwilliger		Red Back
17	Roy Smalley	RC	Blue Back
27	Andy Pafko		Blue Back
41	Johnny Schmitz		Blue Back
49	Hank Sauer		Blue Back

Dodgers

11	Gene Hermanski	Red Back
16	Preacher Roe	Red Back
20	Ralph Branca	Blue Back
31	Gil Hodges	Red Back
38	Duke Snider	Red Back
42	Bruce Edwards	Blue Back
48	Billy Cox	Blue Back

Giants

21	Larry Jansen	Red Back
32	Hank Thompson	Red Back
37	Wes Westrum	Red Back
41	Whitey Lockman	Red Back
48	Eddie Stanky	Red Back
50	Monte Irvin	Red Back

Indians

8	Early Wynn		Red Back
12	Jim Hegan		Red Back
13	Dale Mitchell		Red Back
22	Bob Feller		Red Back
23	Ray Boone		Red Back
26	Luke Easter	RC	Red Back
29	Bob Kennedy		Red Back
31	Lou Brissie		Blue Back
35	Al Rosen	RC	Red Back
40	Mike Garcia		Red Back
52	Sam Chapman		Blue Back

Phillies

3	Richie Ashburn		Blue Back
4	Del Ennis		Blue Back
8	Dick Sisler		Blue Back
29	Granny Hamner	RC	Blue Back
43	Willie Jones		Blue Back
45	Andy Seminick	RC	Red Back
51	Eddie Waitkus		Blue Back

Pirates

15	Ralph Kiner		Red Back
16	Murry Dickson		Blue Back
17	Dave Bell		Red Back
25	Cliff Chambers		Red Back
27	Wally Westlake		Red Back
33	Bill Werle	RC	Red Back

Red Sox

4	Vern Stephens		Red Back
5	Johnny Pesky		Blue Back
10	Mel Parnell		Red Back
20	Dom DiMaggio		Red Back
37	Bobby Doerr	RC	Blue Back
42	Ray Scarborough		Red Back
43	Maurice McDermott		Red Back
46	Billy Goodman		Red Back

Reds

34	Grady Hatton		Red Back
39	Ted Kluszewski		Red Back
44	Johnny Wyrostek		Blue Back
47	Herm Wehmeier	RC	Blue Back

Senators

1	Eddie Yost	Blue Back
13	Mickey Vernon	Blue Back
22	Bob Kuzava	Blue Back
25	Sam Mele	Blue Back
38	Irv Noren	Blue Back
44	Sid Hudson	Red Back

Tigers

11	Johnny Groth		Blue Back
23	Dizzy Trout	RC	Blue Back
40	Vic Wertz		Blue Back
46	Jerry Priddy		Blue Back

White Sox

2	Hank Majeski		Blue Back
19	Phil Masi		Blue Back
26	Chico Carrasquel	RC	Blue Back
36	Gus Zernial		Red Back
45	Bill Pierce		Blue Back
49	Al Zarilla		Red Back
51	Eddie Robinson		Red Back

Yankees

1	Yogi Berra		Red Back
5	Phil Rizzuto		Red Back
6	Allie Reynolds		Red Back
10	Joe Page		Blue Back
18	Jerry Coleman		Red Back
24	Hank Bauer		Red Back
35	Tommy Byrne		Blue Back
39	Ed Lopat		Blue Back
50	Johnny Mize	RC	Blue Back

Non-MLB

Tommy Holmes

Red Back