A few folks told me they really enjoyed seeing the team photographs of Roberto Clemente that the Pittsburgh Pirates included in their 1955 Yearbook and that Topps used for his 1955 Topps rookie card which I shared in the 185th Post War Cards Newsletter. So I thought I would share the photos of all 16 Pirates players who had 1955 Topps baseball cards here as well whether the images match the cards or not as a hobby resource.
All card photos courtesy of TCDB and all photos from the Pirates Yearbook courest of The Hobby Library.
Jack Thies
Dick Groat
Gair Allie
Mentioned on the roster page, but no bio or photos were included in the Pirates Yearbook.
Jack Shepard
Bob Skinner
Mentioned on the roster page (reinstated from National Defense Service List), but no bio or photos were included in the Pirates Yearbook
Preston Ward
Curt Roberts
Nelson King
Bob Purkey
Dick Hall
Dale Long
Johnny O’Brien
Not mentioned on the roster page of the Pirates Yearbook.
Jerry Lynch
Laurin Pepper
Roberto Clemente
Gene Freese
It’s interesting to compare the choices each made when the Pirates and Topps selected different (or slightly different) photos.
Happy collecting!
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