The Topps of Topps - Part 1

While looking at other blogs this morning I came across on entry on bdj's Topps cards blog about the selection of the Topps 100.  In case you have not heard about the Topps 100, Topps selected their 100 best baseball cards from over the past 60 years and asked collectors to vote for their favorite 10 cards.  The top 60 vote getters will have cards (or redemtions) in the 2011 Topps sets. Sounds cool.  Small problem, some collectors are complaining about the compilation of the list.  JB is proposing coming up with his own.  I will attempt to do the same.  Here it goes:

1.  1952 Andy Pafko (have to include the first card in what is considered the first set)
2.  1952 Mantle (duh)
3.  1953 Jackie Robinson
4.  1952 Willie Mays
5.  1954 Hank Aaron
6.  1954 Ernie Banks
7.  1954 Al Kaline
8.  1956 Roberto Clemente
9.  1956 Sandy Kofax
10. 1954 Ted Williams (card number 1)
11.  1957 Frank Robinson
12.  1959 Bob Gibson
13.  1958 Stan Musual All Star
14.  1961 Billy Williams
15.  1960 Carl Yastremski
16.  1990 Bart Giamanti (Yes I am including a non player card.  It was a tribute card.  It is my list)
17.  1965 Joe Morgan
18.  1965 Steve Carlton
19.  1962 Al Kaline
20.  1958 World Series Batting Foes
21.  1962 Manger's Dream (Mantle and Banks)
22.  1962 Gaylord Perry
23.  1963 Pete Rose Rookie
24.  1964 Willie Mays
25.  1966 Jim Hunter
26.  1967 Carl Yastremski
27.  1967 Tom Seaver rookie
28.  1968 Nolan Ryan Rookie
29.  1969 Rollie Fingers Rookie
30.  1969 Reggie Jackson
31.  1969 Mickey Mantle - White letter variation
32.  1970 World Series celebration
33.  1956 Milwaukee Braves team card - any of the variations
34.  1971 Thurman Munson
35.  1971 Willie Mays
36.  1972 Billy Martin - In action
37.  1971 Lowell Palmer (If you are not familiar with this card go find an image of it)
38.  1971 Steve Garvey
39.  1973 Mike Schmidt rookie
40.  1974 Dave Winfield
41.  1975 Robin Yount
42.  1975 George Brett
43.  1974 Hank Aaron Home Run King
44.  1976 Johnny Bench
45.  1977 Carlton Fisk
46.  1978 Eddie Murray
47.  1979 Ozzie Smith
48.  1979 Thurman Munson
49.  1973 Luis Alcevedo (I think that is the card.  I am going off of memory.  It is the one where he is turning a double play in spring training with the cars in the background).
50.  1973 Roberto Clemente
51.  1976 Dennis Eckersly
52.  1977 Bruce Sutter
53.  1978 Rookie Shortstops (Trammell, Molitor, UL Washington)
54.  1998 Alex Rodriguez
55.  1980 Rickey Henderson
56.  1971 Nolan Ryan
57.  1989 Traded Griffey Jr.
58.  1981 Dodgers rookies
59.  1982 Traded Cal Ripken Jr.
60.  1983 Cal Ripken Jr.
61.  1984 Traded Pete Rose
62.  1985 Mark McGwire
63.  1987 Bo Jackson
64.  1987 Barry Bonds
65.  1978 Andre Dawson
66.  1983 Ozzie Smith
67.  1991 Roger Clemens
68.  1992 Cal Ripken Jr.
69.  1990 Frank Thomas
70.  1988 Traded Jim Abbott
71.  2006 Alex Gordon (I will not let this gimmick die).
72.  1991 Cecil Fielder
73.  1986 Pete Rose Highlight
74.  1962 Babe Ruth tribute (pick one.  Have to have Ruth in the set).
75.  1976 Brooks Robinson
76.  1987 Will Clark
77.  1984 Don Mattingly
78.  1985 Roger Clemens
79.  1985 Dwight Gooden
80.  1984 Darryl Strawberry
81.  2007 Derek Jeter
82.  1999 Mark McGwire Home Run (I think it card 220.  there are 70 variations of the card.)
83.  2002 Hank Aaron greatest moments (I think this is the year it came out.)
84.  1969 Aurelio Rodriguez
85.  1959 Lou Burdette
86.  1964 Casey Stengell
87.  1957 Hank Aaron
88.  1993 Derek Jeter
89.  1994 Ryne Sandberg
90.  1996 Chipper Jones
91.  1992 Brien Taylor
92.  2000 Barry Larkin
93.  2001 Ichiro
94.  2002 Joe Mauer
95.  2003 Hanley Rameriz
96.  1993 Black Gold Frank Thomas
97.  1994 Barry Bonds
98.  1984 Rickey Henderson
99.  1961 Roger Maris
100.  1953 Satchel Paige

This is my initial list.  Of course it leans heavy toward Vintage as that is what I think of when I think of iconic cards.