A Taste of Topps

[jason.1969]

Love the idea! From my own modest collection, here are the ones that jump out from the various years.

1952 - Gil Hodges
1955 - Hank Aaron
1957 - Ted Williams, Larry Doby, Gil Hodges
1959 - Frank Robinson
1963 - Sandy Koufax
1964 - Billy Williams
1974 - Hank Aaron, Nolan Ryan
1976 - Al Oliver, Johnny Bench, Pete Rose
1978 - Dave Winfield

[Econteachert205]

I'd go with:

53 topps paige
59 topps bob Gibson
61 topps Maris
68 Ryan koosman
73 john Ellis
77 George brett

[brian1961]

Pay attention to EldoEsq. The 1952 Topps card of Johnny Mize is perfect in every way. I fell in love with that card a little over 40 years ago, when I saw it, and bought it, for the first time. For what it's worth, Big John was a monster in that fall's knockdown drag-out fight of a World Series against the Dodgers. ---Brian Powell

[K-Nole]

For 1976, I would add the Kurt Bevaqua Bubble card to the list.
For some reason, that card was the hardest card for me to find, when we did that set.

[almostdone]

1976 has got to be Johnny Bench.
Drew

[jason.1969]

Originally Posted by almostdone

1976 has got to be Johnny Bench.
Drew

Such an awesome card. Bench looks somewhere between imperial and divine, neither of which was much of a stretch for him when the Big Red Machine was going full tilt.