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1953 Bowman Color is a 160-card set that features a minimal design with color photos and no print or facsimiles, and remains one of the most collected vintage sets of the postwar era. The release format was in 5-card nickel packs containing gum with boxes containing 24 packs. The set measures 2.5″x3.75″ and was Bowman’s response to the highly collected 1952 Topps set released the previous year. High numbers (#113-160) are considered the rarest in the set with cards #113-128 being especially rare.
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Checklist:
| Card # | Player(s) | Card # | Player(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davey Williams | 81 | Enos Slaughter |
| 2 | Vic Wertz | 82 | Joe Astroth |
| 3 | Sam Jethroe | 83 | Jack Daniels RC |
| 4 | Art Houtteman | 84 | Hank Bauer |
| 5 | Sid Gordon | 85 | Solly Hemus |
| 6 | Joe Ginsberg | 86 | Harry Simpson |
| 7 | Harry Chiti RC | 87 | Harry Perkowski |
| 8 | Al Rosen | 88 | Joe Dobson |
| 9 | Phil Rizzuto | 89 | Sandy Consuegra |
| 10 | Richie Ashburn | 90 | Joe Nuxhall |
| 11 | Bobby Shantz | 91 | Steve Souchock |
| 12 | Carl Erskine | 92 | Gil Hodges |
| 13 | Gus Zernial | 93 | P.Rizzuto/B.Martin |
| 14 | Billy Loes | 94 | Bob Addis |
| 15 | Jim Busby | 95 | Wally Moses CO |
| 16 | Bob Friend | 96 | Sal Maglie |
| 17 | Gerry Staley | 97 | Eddie Mathews |
| 18 | Nellie Fox | 98 | Hector Rodriguez RC |
| 19 | Alvin Dark | 99 | Warren Spahn |
| 20 | Don Lenhardt | 100 | Bill Wight |
| 21 | Joe Garagiola | 101 | Red Schoendienst |
| 22 | Bob Porterfield | 102 | Jim Hegan |
| 23 | Herman Wehmeier | 103 | Del Ennis |
| 24 | Jackie Jensen | 104 | Luke Easter |
| 25 | Hoot Evers | 105 | Eddie Joost |
| 26 | Roy McMillan | 106 | Ken Raffensberger |
| 27 | Vic Raschi | 107 | Alex Kellner |
| 28 | Smoky Burgess | 108 | Bobby Adams |
| 29 | Bobby Avila | 109 | Ken Wood |
| 30 | Phil Cavarretta | 110 | Bob Rush |
| 31 | Jimmy Dykes MG | 111 | Jim Dyck RC |
| 32 | Stan Musial | 112 | Toby Atwell |
| 33 | Pee Wee Reese | 113 | Karl Drews |
| 34 | Gil Coan | 114 | Bob Feller |
| 35 | Maurice McDermott | 115 | Cloyd Boyer |
| 36 | Minnie Minoso | 116 | Eddie Yost |
| 37 | Jim Wilson | 117 | Duke Snider |
| 38 | Harry Byrd RC | 118 | Billy Martin |
| 39 | Paul Richards MG | 119 | Dale Mitchell |
| 40 | Larry Doby | 120 | Marlin Stuart |
| 41 | Sammy White | 121 | Yogi Berra |
| 42 | Tommy Brown | 122 | Bill Serena |
| 43 | Mike Garcia | 123 | Johnny Lipon |
| 44 | Y.Berra/H.Bauer/M.Mantle | 124 | Charlie Dressen MG |
| 45 | Walt Dropo | 125 | Fred Hatfield |
| 46 | Roy Campanella | 126 | Al Corwin |
| 47 | Ned Garver | 127 | Dick Kryhoski |
| 48 | Hank Sauer | 128 | Whitey Lockman |
| 49 | Eddie Stanky MG | 129 | Russ Meyer |
| 50 | Lou Kretlow | 130 | Cass Michaels |
| 51 | Monte Irvin | 131 | Connie Ryan |
| 52 | Marty Marion MG | 132 | Fred Hutchinson |
| 53 | Del Rice | 133 | Willie Jones |
| 54 | Chico Carrasquel | 134 | Johnny Pesky |
| 55 | Leo Durocher MG | 135 | Bobby Morgan |
| 56 | Bob Cain | 136 | Jim Brideweser RC |
| 57 | Lou Boudreau MG | 137 | Sam Dente |
| 58 | Willard Marshall | 138 | Bubba Church |
| 59 | Mickey Mantle | 139 | Pete Runnels |
| 60 | Granny Hamner | 140 | Al Brazle |
| 61 | George Kell | 141 | Frank Shea |
| 62 | Ted Kluszewski | 142 | Larry Miggins RC |
| 63 | Gil McDougald | 143 | Al Lopez MG |
| 64 | Curt Simmons | 144 | Warren Hacker |
| 65 | Robin Roberts | 145 | George Shuba |
| 66 | Mel Parnell | 146 | Early Wynn |
| 67 | Mel Clark RC | 147 | Clem Koshorek |
| 68 | Allie Reynolds | 148 | Billy Goodman |
| 69 | Charlie Grimm MG | 149 | Al Corwin |
| 70 | Clint Courtney RC | 150 | Carl Scheib |
| 71 | Paul Minner | 151 | Joe Adcock |
| 72 | Ted Gray | 152 | Clyde Vollmer |
| 73 | Billy Pierce | 153 | Whitey Ford |
| 74 | Don Mueller | 154 | Turk Lown |
| 75 | Saul Rogovin | 155 | Allie Clark |
| 76 | Jim Hearn | 156 | Max Surkont |
| 77 | Mickey Grasso | 157 | Sherm Lollar |
| 78 | Carl Furillo | 158 | Howard Fox |
| 79 | Ray Boone | 159 | Mickey Vernon UER (Pic actually Floyd Baker) |
| 80 | Ralph Kiner | 160 | Cal Abrams |
