KeyManCollectibles.com

Find information on Vintage Baseball collectibles,
Tips on caring for your Valued Memorabilia collection 
and more!

1959 Fleer Ted Williams Baseball Card Checklist

Cards 1-80

  • 1 The Early Years
  • 2 Ted's Idol Babe Ruth 
  • 3 Practice Makes Perfect 
  • 4 Learns Fine Points
  • 5 Ted's Fame Spreads
  • 6 Turns Pro 
  • 7 From Mound to Plate
  • 8 1937 First Full Season
  • 9 First Step to Majors Williams/E.Collins
  • 10 Gunning as Pastime
  • 11 First Spring Training/Foxx
  • 12 Burning up the Minors 
  • 13 1939 Shows Will Stay
  • 14 Outstanding Rookie
  • 15 Slides for Triple 
  • 16 1941 Greatest Year
  • 17 Ted Hit .400 
  • 18 1941 All Star Hero
  • 19 Ted Wins Triple Crown
  • 20 On to Naval Training
  • 21 Honors for Williams 
  • 22 1944 Ted Solos
  • 23 Wins Wings 
  • 24 Sharpshooter eye test 
  • 25 1945 Ted Discharged
  • 26 Off to Flying Start
  • 27 One Man Show 
  • 28 The Williams Shift
  • 29 Hits for Cycle 
  • 30 Beating the Shift 
  • 31 Sox Lose the Series 
  • 32 Most Valuable Player 
  • 33 Another Triple Crown 
  • 34 Runs Scored Record
  • 35 Sox Miss Pennant 
  • 36 Banner Year for Team 
  • 37 Sox Miss Again 
  • 38 1949 Power Rampage
  • 39 Great Start 
  • 40 Crashes wall for Catch 
  • 41 Ted Recovers 
  • 42 Slowed by Injury Williams/Tom Yawkey
  • 43 Leads outfield in Double Plays 
  • 44 Back to Marines
  • 45 Farewell to Baseball 
  • 46 Ready for Combat
  • 47 Ted Crash Lands Jet
  • 48 Ted Returns 
  • 49 Smash Return 
  • 50 Spring Injury 
  • 51 Patched Up 
  • 52 Comeback 
  • 53 Comeback Success 
  • 54 Ted Hooks Big One 
  • 55 Jim Cronin Retirement 
  • 56 2,000 Major League Hit
  • 57 400th Homer 
  • 58 Ted Williams Hits .388 
  • 59 Hot September for Ted
  • 60 More Records 
  • 61 1957 Outfielder Ted
  • 62 6th Batting Title 
  • 63 All-Star Record 
  • 64 Daughter and Daddy
  • 65 August 30, 1958 
  • 66 Powerhouse 
  • 67 Famous Fishermen/Sam Snead 
  • 68 Ted Signs for 1959/Bucky Harris SP 
  • 69 A future Ted Williams 
  • 70 T.Williams/J.Thorpe
  • 71 Hitting Fundamentals #1
  • 72 Hitting Fundamentals #2 
  • 73 Hitting Fundamentals #3 
  • 74 Here's How 
  • 75 Williams Value to Sox/Ruth/Collins
  • 76 On Base Record
  • 77 Ted Relaxes 
  • 78 Honors for Williams 
  • 79 Where Ted Stands
  • 80 Ted's Goals for 1959 

Glossary

The 1959 Fleer Ted Williams baseball card set consist of 80 cards that measure approximately 2 1/2" x 3 1/2". Topps had Bucky Harris under exclusive contract and Fleer had to stop production of card 68 'Ted Signs for 1959' making it a rare short print. Only a few made it out to the public.

Key Cards: 

  • 1- The Early Years 
  • 2 - Ted's Idol Babe Ruth
  • 11 - 11 First Spring Training/Foxx
  • 17 - Ted Hit .400  
  • 39 - Great Start 
  • 63 - All-Star Record 
  • 67 Famous Fishermen/Sam Snead 
  • 68 - Ted Signs for 1959/B. Harris
  • 75 - 75 Williams Value to Sox/Ruth
  • 80 - Ted's Goals for 1959