1975 Topps
The 1975 Topps Baseball set consists of 660 cards, each measuring a customary 2-1/2" by 3-1/2”. Their design borrowed various elements from past Topps sets including facsimile autographs on their cardfronts, and bright, full-bleed borders. The set also boasted of "All 660 Cards in One Series!" – increasing the odds of obtaining a favorite player in the first pack. Highlights include Hank Aaron (featured on card #1, a 1974 Highlights commemorative, and card #660), as well as multiple new collectibles of recently retired legends Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays. Numbers 614 through 624, inclusive, were devoted to Rookies, grouped by position and showing four players per card. Talented youngsters like Gary Carter, Keith Hernandez, Jim Rice and Fred Lynn debuted to the public on these Rookie entries. Future Cooperstown enshrinees George Brett (#228) and Robin Yount (#223) have their own cards - mid-set - with the game's veterans. With its tally reaching 660, the cards were able to be printed in equal quantities, eliminating any anomalies like “Short Prints” or even “High Numbers.” Topps also issued an identical 660-card “Mini” series that, as the name implies, were smaller than the standard-sized issue, each measuring 2-1/4” by 3-1/8" and available exclusively in Michigan and on the West Coast.