1957 Sohio Gas Indians and Reds Baseball Card Set and Checklist

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Specs

Year: 1957

Title: Sohio Gas Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds

Size: 5″ by 7″

Number in Set: 36 (18 for each team)

Overview

In 1957 Sohio (Standard Oil of Ohio) gas stations issued a pair of sets for the state’s baseball teams, the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati reds. Each team set has 18 perforated photos that were meant to be pasted into team albums. The photos were issued in strips of three, which is why each has a single perforated edge.

The photos are black and white and feature the player’s facsimile autograph. Each photo is blank-backed and unnumbered.

1957 SOHIO Indians Lot

Here are a few photos of the Indians and Redlegs albums.

1957 SOHIO Indians Photo Album
1957 SOHIO Indians Photo Album Mailer
1957 SOHIO Redlegs Photo Album – Front
1957 SOHIO Redlegs Photo Album – Inside
1957 SOHIO Redlegs Photo Album – Reverse

Examples

1957 SOHIO Indians Roger Maris – Front
1957 SOHIO Indians Roger Maris – Reverse
1957 SOHIO Reds Frank Robinson – Front
1957 SOHIO Reds Frank Robinson – Reverse

Key Cards

The key card in the Cleveland Indians set is Roger Maris, with Colavito being popular as well, and the key card in the Cincinnati Reds set is Frank Robinson.

Checklist

Cards are listed alphabetically by team.

Cleveland Indians

Bob Avila

Jim Busby

Chico Carrasquel

Rocky Colavito

Mike Garcia

Jim Hegan

Bob Lemon

Roger Maris

Don Mossi

Ray Narleski

Russ Nixon

Herb Score

Al Smith

George Strickland

Bob Usher

Vic Wertz

Geen Woodling

Early Wynn

Cincinnati Reds

Ed Bailey

Gus Bell

Rocky Bridges

Smoky Burgess

Hersh Freeman

Alex Grammas

Don Gross

Warren Hacker

Don Hoak

Hal Jeffcoat

Johnny Klippstein

Ted Kluszewski

Brooks Lawrence

Roy McMillan

Joe Nuxhall

Wally Post

Frank Robinson

Johnny Temple