1960 RAW

Reverting back to the horizontal design common during the mid-1950s, 1960 Topps Baseball is headlined by rookie cards for Carl Yastrzemski and Willie McCovey.

The colorful cards include dual images and a design that is anything but subtle.

1960 Topps Baseball Set Details

The 1960 Topps Baseball set features an impressive 572 cards. If that amount sounds familiar, it's because 1959 Topps Baseball also consists of the same total. The 2-1/2" by 3-1/2" cards are horizontally oriented just as they were in 1956 Topps Baseball, and feature two photographs of each player. It would be the last full set from Topps to use a horizontal orientation.

The 1960 Topps Baseball design is classic and instantly recognizable. Featuring a very bright scheme, eight different colors were used in printing the front of the cards, including combos with orange, red, yellow, pink, blue, light blue, green or light green. The base fronts are divided into three main areas, with a larger color photograph on the right and a smaller black-and-white photo on the left. Hard to miss, the player's name is listed on the bottom in alternating colors.

1960 Topps Baseball card backs contain biographical information, statistics and a cartoon about the player. The "Season's Highlights" section lists notable dates and events from the player's previous year. Printed and released in seven different series, the card backs can be found in a variety of colors. Most series were printed entirely in one color, while one has multiple backs. A full breakdown is listed below. The white backs in Series 5 are more limited than the other backs.