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The 1955 Bowman Baseball Card Set was its last - as the Bowman Gum Company was bought out by Topps that year. The 320 card 1955 Bowman Baseball Card Set shows a color photo of a player inside a brown wood grain color television set. I have really grown to love the creative contemporary design and character of the 1955 Bowman Baseball Card over the years. Few people at the time had color TV’s in their homes. The set for the first time had cards of umpires.
The dark brown border on the 1955 Bowman cards is particularly unforgiving on corner nicks to the cards and makes it difficult to find Near Mint cards. The wall in the background of the 1955 Bowman Baseball Cards was at Shibe Park in Philadelphia - where both the Phillies and Athletics played that year - and also where the Bowman Gum Company was located. Another interesting fun fact on the back of the cards is that the many of the players were asked who they thought the best hitter or pitcher in baseball. While there are many different answers on who was the toughest pitcher of the day - almost all of the players felt that Stan Musial and Ted Williams were best hitters in their respective leagues. Those boys could just hit!
The big money card in the 1955 Bowman Baseball Card Set is #202 Mickey Mantle. Also included in this set are the first Bowman cards of Elston Howard, #23 Al Kaline, #179 Hank Aaron and #242 Ernie Banks.
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1 Hoyt Wilhelm -- New York Giants
2 Al Dark -- New York Giants
3 Joe Coleman -- Baltimore Orioles
4 Eddie Waitkus -- Baltimore Orioles
5 Jim Robertson -- Kansas City Athletics
6 Pete Suder -- Kansas City Athletics
7 Gene Baker -- Chicago Cubs
8 Warren Hacker -- Chicago Cubs
9 Gil McDougald -- New York Yankees
10 Phil Rizzuto -- New York Yankees
11 Billy Bruton -- Milwaukee Braves
12 Andy Pafko -- Milwaukee Braves
13 Clyde Vollmer -- Washington Senators
14 Gus Keriazakos -- Washington Senators
15 Frank Sullivan -- Boston Red Sox
16 Jim Piersall -- Boston Red Sox
17 Del Ennis -- Philadelphia Phillies
18 Stan Lopata -- Philadelphia Phillies
19 Bobby Avila -- Cleveland Indians
20 Al Smith -- Cleveland Indians
21 Don Hoak -- Brooklyn Dodgers
22 Roy Campanella -- Brooklyn Dodgers
23 Al Kaline -- Detroit Tigers
24 Al Aber -- Detroit Tigers
25 Minnie Minoso -- Chicago White Sox
26 Virgil Trucks -- Chicago White Sox
27 Preston Ward -- Pittsburgh Pirates
28 Dick Cole -- Pittsburgh Pirates
29 Red Schoendienst -- St. Louis Cardinals
30 Bill Sarni -- St. Louis Cardinals
31 Johnny Temple -- Cincinnati Reds
32 Wally Post -- Cincinnati Reds
33 Nellie Fox -- Chicago White Sox
34 Clint Courtney -- Chicago White Sox
35 Bill Tuttle -- Detroit Tigers
36 Wayne Belardi -- Detroit Tigers
37 Pee Wee Reese -- Brooklyn Dodgers
38 Early Wynn -- Cleveland Indians
39 Bob Darnell -- Brooklyn Dodgers
40 Vic Wertz -- Cleveland Indians
41 Mel Clark -- Philadelphia Phillies
42 Bob Greenwood -- Philadelphia Phillies
43 Bob Buhl -- Milwaukee Braves
44 Danny O'Connell -- Milwaukee Braves
45 Tom Umphlett -- Washington Senators
46 Mickey Vernon -- Washington Senators
47 Sammy White -- Boston Red Sox
48 Milt Bolling -- Boston Red Sox
49 Jim Greengrass -- Cincinnati Reds
50 Hobie Landrith -- Cincinnati Reds
51 Elvin Tappe -- Cincinnati Reds
52 Hal Rice -- Chicago Cubs
53 Alex Kellner -- Kansas City Athletics
54 Don Bollweg -- Kansas City Athletics
55 Cal Abrams -- Baltimore Orioles
56 Billy Cox -- Baltimore Orioles
57 Bob Friend -- Pittsburgh Pirates
58 Frank Thomas -- Pittsburgh Pirates
59 Whitey Ford -- New York Yankees
60 Enos Slaughter -- New York Yankees
61 Paul LaPalme -- St. Louis Cardinals
62 Royce Lint -- St. Louis Cardinals
63 Irv Noren -- New York Yankees
64 Curt Simmons -- Philadelphia Phillies
65 Don Zimmer -- Brooklyn Dodgers
66 George Shuba -- Brooklyn Dodgers
67 Don Larsen -- New York Yankees
68 Elston Howard -- New York Yankees
69 Bill Hunter -- New York Yankees
70 Lou Burdette -- Milwaukee Braves
71 Dave Jolly -- Milwaukee Braves
72 Chet Nichols -- Milwaukee Braves
73 Eddie Yost -- Washington Senators
74 Jerry Snyder -- Washington Senators
75 Brooks Lawrence -- St. Louis Cardinals
76 Tom Poholsky -- St. Louis Cardinals
77 Jim McDonald -- Baltimore Orioles
78 Gil Coan -- Baltimore Orioles
79 Willie Miranda -- Baltimore Orioles
80 Lou Limmer -- Kansas City Athletics
81 Bob Morgan -- Philadelphia Phillies
82 Lee Walls -- Pittsburgh Pirates
83 Max Surkont -- Pittsburgh Pirates
84 George Freese -- Pittsburgh Pirates
85 Cass Michaels -- Chicago White Sox
86 Ted Gray -- Chicago White Sox
87 Randy Jackson -- Chicago Cubs
88 Steve Bilko -- Chicago Cubs
89 Lou Boudreau -- Kansas City Athletics
90 Art Ditmar -- Kansas City Athletics
91 Dick Marlowe -- Detroit Tigers
92 George Zuverink -- Detroit Tigers
93 Andy Seminick -- Cincinnati Reds
94 Hank Thompson -- New York Giants
95 Sal Maglie -- New York Giants
96 Ray Narleski -- Cleveland Indians
97 John Podres -- Brooklyn Dodgers
98 Junior Gilliam -- Brooklyn Dodgers
99 Jerry Coleman -- New York Yankees
100 Tom Morgan -- New York Yankees
101 Don Johnson -- Baltimore Orioles
102 Bobby Thomson -- Milwaukee Braves
103 Eddie Mathews -- Milwaukee Braves
104 Bob Porterfield -- Washington Senators
105 Johnny Schmitz -- Washington Senators
106 Del Rice -- St. Louis Cardinals
107 Solly Hemus -- St. Louis Cardinals
108 Lou Kretlow -- Baltimore Orioles
109 Vern Stephens -- Baltimore Orioles
110 Bob Miller -- Philadelphia Phillies
111 Steve Ridzik -- Philadelphia Phillies
112 Gran Hamner -- Philadelphia Phillies
113 Bob Hall -- Pittsburgh Pirates
114 Vic Janowicz -- Pittsburgh Pirates
115 Roger Bowman -- Pittsburgh Pirates
116 Sandalio Consuegra -- Chicago White Sox
117 Johnny Groth -- Chicago White Sox
118 Bobby Adams -- Cincinnati Reds
119 Joe Astroth -- Kansas City Athletics
120 Ed Burtschy -- Kansas City Athletics
121 Rufus Crawford -- Detroit Tigers
122 Al Corwin -- New York Giants
123 Marv Grissom -- New York Giants
124 Johnny Antonelli -- New York Giants
125 Paul Giel -- New York Giants
126 Billy Goodman -- Boston Red Sox
127 Hank Majeski -- Cleveland Indians
128 Mike Garcia -- Cleveland Indians
129 Hal Naragon -- Cleveland Indians
130 Richie Ashburn -- Philadelphia Phillies
131 Willard Marshall -- Chicago White Sox
132 Harvey Kuenn -- Detroit Tigers
133 Charles King -- Detroit Tigers
134 Bob Feller -- Cleveland Indians
135 Lloyd Merriman -- Chicago White Sox
136 Rocky Bridges -- Cincinnati Reds
137 Bob Talbot -- Chicago Cubs
138 Davey Williams -- New York Giants
139 Billy & Bobby Shantz -- Kansas City Athletics
140 Bobby Shantz -- Kansas City Athletics
141 Wes Westrum -- New York Giants
142 Rudy Regalado -- Cleveland Indians
143 Don Newcombe -- Brooklyn Dodgers
144 Art Houtteman -- Cleveland Indians
145 Bob Nieman -- Chicago White Sox
146 Don Liddle -- New York Giants
147 Sam Mele -- Boston Red Sox
148 Bob Chakales -- Chicago White Sox
149 Cloyd Boyer -- Kansas City Athletics
150 Bill Klaus -- Boston Red Sox
151 Jim Brideweser -- Chicago White Sox
152 Johnny Klippstein -- Cincinnati Reds
153 Eddie Robinson -- New York Yankees
154 Frank Lary -- Detroit Tigers
155 Gerry Staley -- Cincinnati Reds
156 Jim Hughes -- Brooklyn Dodgers
157 Ernie Johnson -- Milwaukee Braves
158 Gil Hodges -- Brooklyn Dodgers
159 Harry Byrd -- Baltimore Orioles
160 Bill Skowron -- New York Yankees
161 Matt Batts -- Baltimore Orioles
162 Charlie Maxwell -- Baltimore Orioles
163 Sid Gordon -- Pittsburgh Pirates
164 Toby Atwell -- Pittsburgh Pirates
165 Maurice McDermott -- Washington Senators
166 Jim Busby -- Washington Senators
167 Bob Grim -- New York Yankees
168 Yogi Berra -- New York Yankees
169 Carl Furillo -- Brooklyn Dodgers
170 Carl Erskine -- Brooklyn Dodgers
171 Robin Roberts -- Philadelphia Phillies
172 Willie Jones -- Philadelphia Phillies
173 Al Carrasquel -- Chicago White Sox
174 Sherman Lollar -- Chicago White Sox
175 Wilmer Shantz -- Kansas City Athletics
176 Joe DeMaestri -- Kansas City Athletics
177 Willard Nixon -- Boston Red Sox
178 Tom Brewer -- Boston Red Sox
179 Hank Aaron -- Milwaukee Braves
180 Johnny Logan -- Milwaukee Braves
181 Eddie Miksis -- Chicago Cubs
182 Bob Rush -- Chicago Cubs
183 Ray Katt -- New York Giants
184 Willie Mays -- New York Giants
185 Vic Raschi -- St. Louis Cardinals
186 Alex Grammas -- St. Louis Cardinals
187 Fred Hatfield -- Detroit Tigers
188 Ned Garver -- Detroit Tigers
189 Jack Collum -- Cincinnati Reds
190 Fred Baczewski -- Cincinnati Reds
191 Bob Lemon -- Cleveland Indians
192 George Strickland -- Cleveland Indians
193 Howie Judson -- Cincinnati Reds
194 Joe Nuxhall -- Cincinnati Reds
195 Erv Palica -- Brooklyn Dodgers
196 Russ Meyer -- Brooklyn Dodgers
197 Ralph Kiner -- Cleveland Indians
198 Dave Pope -- Cleveland Indians
199 Vernon Law -- Pittsburgh Pirates
200 Dick Littlefield -- Pittsburgh Pirates
201 Allie Reynolds -- New York Yankees
202 Mickey Mantle -- New York Yankees
203 Steve Gromek -- Detroit Tigers
204 Frank Bolling -- Detroit Tigers
205 Eldon "Rip" Repulski -- St. Louis Cardinals
206 Ralph Beard -- St. Louis Cardinals
207 Frank Shea -- Washington Senators
208 Eddy Fitzgerald -- Washington Senators
209 Smoky Burgess -- Philadelphia Phillies
210 Earl Torgeson -- Philadelphia Phillies
211 Sonny Dixon -- Kansas City Athletics
212 Jack Dittmer -- Milwaukee Braves
213 George Kell -- Chicago White Sox
214 Billy Pierce -- Chicago White Sox
215 Bob Kuzava -- Baltimore Orioles
216 Preacher Roe -- Baltimore Orioles
217 Del Crandall -- Milwaukee Braves
218 Joe Adcock -- Milwaukee Braves
219 Whitey Lockman -- New York Giants
220 Jim Hearn -- New York Giants
221 Hector Brown -- Boston Red Sox
222 Russ Kemmerer -- Boston Red Sox
223 Hal Jeffcoat -- Chicago Cubs
224 Dee Fondy -- Chicago Cubs
225 Paul Richards -- Baltimore Orioles
226 W. F. McKinley -- (umpire)
227 Frank Baumholtz -- Chicago Cubs
228 John M. Phillips -- Detroit Tigers
229 Jim Brosnan -- Chicago Cubs
230 Al Brazle -- Chicago White Sox
231 Jim Konstanty -- New York Yankees
232 Birdie Tebbetts -- Cincinnati Reds
233 Bill Serena -- Chicago White Sox
234 Dick Bartell -- Cincinnati Reds
235 J.A. Paparella -- (umpire)
236 Murray Dickson -- Philadelphia Phillies
237 Johnny Wyrostek -- Philadelphia Phillies
238 Eddie Stanky -- St. Louis Cardinals
239 Edwin A. Rommel -- (umpire)
240 Billy Loes -- Brooklyn Dodgers
241 John Pesky -- Baltimore Orioles
242 Ernie Banks -- Chicago Cubs
243 Gus Bell -- Cincinnati Reds
244 Duane Pillette -- Baltimore Orioles
245 Bill Miller -- Baltimore Orioles
246 Hank Bauer -- New York Yankees
247 Dutch Leonard -- Chicago Cubs
248 Harry Dorish -- Chicago White Sox
249 Billy Gardner -- New York Giants
250 Larry Napp -- (umpire)
251 Stan Jok -- Chicago White Sox
252 Roy Smalley -- Milwaukee Braves
253 Jim Wilson -- Milwaukee Braves
254 Bennett Flowers -- Detroit Tigers
255 Pete Runnels -- Washington Senators
256 Owen Friend -- Boston Red Sox
257 Tom Alston -- St. Louis Cardinals
258 John W. Stevens -- (umpire)
259 Don Mossi -- Cleveland Indians
260 Edwin H. Hurley -- (umpire)
261 Walt Moryn -- Brooklyn Dodgers
262 Jim Lemon -- Washington Senators
263 Eddie Joost -- Cleveland Indians
264 Bill Henry -- Boston Red Sox
265 Albert Barlick -- (umpire)
266 Mike Fornieles -- Chicago White Sox
267 George Honochick -- (umpire)
268 Roy Lee Hawes -- Washington Senators
269 Joe Amalfitano -- New York Giants
270 Chico Fernandez -- Brooklyn Dodgers
271 Bill Hooper -- Cleveland Indians
272 John Flaherty -- (umpire)
273 Emory "Bubba" Church -- Chicago Cubs
274 Jim Delsing -- Detroit Tigers
275 William T Grieve -- (umpire)
276 Ivan Delock -- Boston Red Sox
277 Ed Runge -- (umpire)
278 Charles Neal -- Brooklyn Dodgers
279 Hank Soar -- (umpire)
280 Clyde McCullough -- Chicago Cubs
281 Charles Berry -- (umpire)
282 Phil Cavarretta -- Chicago White Sox
283 Nestor Chylak -- (umpire)
284 Bill Jackowski -- (umpire)
285 Walt Dropo -- Chicago White Sox
286 Frank E. Secory -- (umpire)
287 Ron Mrozinski -- Philadelphia Phillies
288 Dick Smith -- Pittsburgh Pirates
289 Arthur J. Gore -- (umpire)
290 Hershell Freeman Boston Red Sox
291 Frank Dascoli -- (umpire)
292 Marv Blaylock -- Philadelphia Phillies
293 Thomas D. Gorman -- (umpire)
294 Wally Moses -- Philadelphia Phillies
295 E.L. Ballanfant -- (umpire)
296 Bill Virdon -- St. Louis Cardinals
297 Dusty Boggess -- (umpire)
298 Charlie Grimm -- Milwaukee Braves
299 Lonnie Warneke -- (umpire)
300 Tommy Byrne -- New York Yankees
301 William R Engeln -- (umpire)
302 Frank Malzone -- Boston Red Sox
303 J.B. Conlan -- (umpire)
304 Harry Chiti -- Chicago Cubs
305 Frank Umont -- (umpire)
306 Bob Cerv -- New York Yankees
307 R.A. Pinelli -- (umpire)
308 Al Lopez -- Cleveland Indians
309 Hal H. Dixon -- (umpire)
310 Ken Lehman -- Brooklyn Dodgers
311 Lawrence J Goetz -- (umpire)
312 Bill Wight -- Cleveland Indians
313 A. J. Donatelli -- (umpire)
314 Dale Mitchell -- Cleveland Indians
315 Cal Hubbard -- (umpire)
316 Marion Fricano -- Kansas City Athletics
317 William Summers -- (umpire)
318 Sid Hudson -- Boston Red Sox
319 Albert B. Schroll -- Boston Red Sox
320 George D. Susce Jr. -- Boston Red Sox
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The 1955 Bowman Football Card Set consisting of 160 cards was Bowman’s last sports issue before the company was purchased by Topps in January of 1956. The 1955 Bowman Football Cards were issued in seven-card, five-cent packs and one-card penny packs. Cards 65-160 are slightly more difficult to obtain. The notable 1955 Bowman Football Rookie Cards are #8 Alan Ameche, #14 Len Ford, #119 Frank Gatski, #42 John Henry Johnson, #2 Mike McCormack, #70 Jim Ringo, #101 Bob St. Clair and #52 Pat Summerall. Other great 1955 Bowman Football Cards to own are #7 Frank Gifford, #62 George Blanda and #152 Tom Landry.
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1 Doak Walker
2 Mike McCormack RC
3 John Olszewski
4 Dorne Dibble
5 Lindon Crow
6 Hugh Taylor UER
7 Frank Gifford
8 Alan Ameche RC
9 Don Stonesifer
10 Pete Pihos
11 Bill Austin
12 Dick Alban
13 Bobby Walston
14 Len Ford RC
15 Jug Girard
16 Charley Conerly
17 Volney Peters
18 Max Boydston
19 Leon Hart
20 Bert Rechichar
21 Lee Riley
22 Johnny Carson
23 Harry Thompson
24 Ray Wietecha
25 Ollie Matson
26 Eddie LeBaron
27 Jack Simmons
28 Jack Christiansen
29 Bucko Kilroy
30 Tom Keane
31 Dave Leggett
32 Norm Van Brocklin
33 Harlon Hill RC
34 Robert Haner
35 Veryl Switzer
36 Dick Stanfel RC
37 Lou Groza
38 Tank Younger
39 Dick Flanagan
40 Jim Dooley
41 Ray Collins
42 John Henry Johnson RC
43 Tom Fears
44 Joe Perry
45 Gene Brito RC
46 Bill Johnson C
47 Dan Towler
48 Dick Moegle
49 Kline Gilbert
50 Les Gobel
51 Ray Krouse RC
52 Pat Summerall RC
53 Ed Brown RC
54 Lynn Chandnois
55 Joe Heap
56 John Hoffman
57 Howard Ferguson
58 Bobby Watkins
59 Charlie Ane RC
60 Ken MacAfee E RC
61 Ralph Guglielmi RC
62 George Blanda
63 Kenneth Snyder
64 Chet Ostrowski
65 Buddy Young
66 Gordy Soltau
67 Eddie Bell
68 Ben Agajanian RC
69 Tom Dahms
70 Jim Ringo RC
71 Bobby Layne
72 Y.A.Tittle
73 Bob Gaona
74 Tobin Rote
75 Hugh McElhenny
76 John Kreamcheck
77 Al Dorow
78 Bill Wade
79 Dale Dodrill
80 Chuck Drazenovich
81 Billy Wilson RC
82 Les Richter
83 Pat Brady
84 Bob Hoernschemeyer
85 Joe Arenas
86 Len Szafaryn UER
87 Rick Casares RC
88 Leon McLaughlin
89 Charley Toogood
90 Tom Bettis
91 John Sandusky
92 Bill Wightkin
93 Darrel Brewster
94 Marion Campbell
95 Floyd Reid
96 Chick Jagade
97 George Taliaferro
98 Carlton Massey
99 Fran Rogel
100 Alex Sandusky
101 Bob St.Clair RC
102 Al Carmichael
103 Carl Taseff RC
104 Leo Nomellini
105 Tom Scott
106 Ted Marchibroda
107 Art Spinney
108 Wayne Robinson
109 Jim Ricca
110 Lou Ferry
111 Roger Zatkoff
112 Lou Creekmur
113 Kenny Konz
114 Doug Eggers
115 Bobby Thomason
116 Bill McPeak
117 William Brown
118 Royce Womble
119 Frank Gatski RC
120 Jim Finks
121 Andy Robustelli
122 Bobby Dillon
123 Leo Sanford
124 Elbert Nickel
125 Wayne Hansen
126 Buck Lansford RC
127 Gern Nagler
128 Jim Salsbury
129 Dale Atkeson RC
130 John Schweder
131 Dave Hanner
132 Eddie Price
133 Vic Janowicz
134 Ernie Stautner
135 James Parmer
136 Emlen Tunnell UER
137 Kyle Rote
138 Norm Willey
139 Charley Trippi
140 Billy Howton
141 Bobby Clatterbuck
142 Bob Boyd
143 Bob Toneff RC
144 Jerry Helluin
145 Adrian Burk
146 Walt Michaels
147 Zollie Toth
148 Frank Varrichione RC
149 Dick Bielski RC
150 George Ratterman
151 Mike Jarmoluk
152 Tom Landry
153 Ray Renfro
154 Zeke Bratkowski
155 Jerry Norton
156 Maurice Bassett
157 Volney Quinlan
158 Chuck Bednarik
159 Don Colo
160 L.G. Dupre RC
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