League Leader cards

League Leader cards are a subset of baseball cards depicting the player or players who led their respective league in various statistical categories the previous year. By their nature, these cards will tend to depict famous and star players, adding to their interest in the eyes of collectors. They have been regularly included in Topps sets over the years.

1961 Topps

American League

• 42 1960 Batting Leaders -- Pete Runnels / Al Smith / Minnie Minoso / Bill Skowron
• 44 1960 Home Run Leaders -- Mickey Mantle / Roger Maris / Jim Lemon / Rocky Colavito
• 46 1960 ERA Leaders -- Frank Baumann / Jim Bunning / Art Ditmar / Hal Brown
• 48 1960 Pitching Leaders-- Chuck Estrada / Jim Perry / Bud Daley / Art Ditmar / Frank Lary / Milt Pappas
• 50 1960 Strikeout Leaders -- Jim Bunning / Frank Lary / Pedro Ramos / Early Wynn

National League

• 41 1960 Batting Leaders -- Dick Groat / Norm Larker / Willie Mays / Roberto Clemente
• 43 1960 Home Run Leaders -- Ernie Banks / Hank Aaron / Eddie Mathews / Ken Boyer
• 45 1960 ERA Leaders -- Mike McCormick / Ernie Broglio / Don Drysdale / Bob Friend / Stan Williams
• 47 1960 Pitching Leaders-- Ernie Broglio / Warren Spahn / Vern Law / Lew Burdette
• 49 1960 Strikeout Leaders -- Don Drysdale / Sandy Koufax / Sam Jones / Ernie Broglio

1962 Topps

American League

• 51 1961 Batting Leaders - Norm Cash / Elston Howard / Al Kaline / Jim Piersall
• 53 1961 Home Run Leaders - Roger Maris / Mickey Mantle / Harmon Killebrew / Jim Gentile
• 55 1961 ERA Leaders - Dick Donovan / Bill Stafford / Don Mossi / Milt Pappas
• 57 1961 Win Leaders - Whitey Ford / Frank Lary / Steve Barber / Jim Bunning
• 59 1961 Strikeout Leaders - Camilo Pascual / Whitey Ford / Jim Bunning / Juan Pizarro

National League

• 52 1961 Batting Leaders - Roberto Clemente / Vada Pinson / Ken Boyer / Wally Moon
• 54 1961 Home Run Leaders - Orlando Cepeda / Willie Mays / Frank Robinson
• 56 1961 ERA Leaders - Warren Spahn / Jim O'Toole / Curt Simmons / Mike McCormick
• 58 1961 Win Leaders- Warren Spahn / Joey Jay / Jim O'Toole
• 60 1961 Strikeout Leaders - Sandy Koufax / Stan Williams / Don Drysdale / Jim O'Toole

1963 Topps

American League

• 2 1962 Batting Leaders - Pete Runnels / Mickey Mantle / Floyd Robinson / Chuck Hinton / Norm Siebern
• 4 1962 Home Run Leaders - Harmon Killebrew / Norm Cash / Rocky Colavito / Leon Wagner / Jim Gentile / Roger Maris
• 6 1962 ERA Leaders - Hank Aguirre / Robin Roberts / Whitey Ford / Dean Chance / Eddie Fisher
• 8 1962 Pitching Leaders - Ralph Terry / Dick Donovan / Ray Herbert / Camilo Pascual / Jim Bunning
• 10 1962 Strikeout Leaders - Camilo Pascual / Jim Bunning / Ralph Terry / Jim Kaat / Juan Pizarro

National League

• 1 1962 Batting Leaders - Tommy Davis / Frank Robinson / Stan Musial / Bill White / Hank Aaron
• 3 1962 Home Run Leaders - Willie Mays / Hank Aaron / Frank Robinson / Ernie Banks / Orlando Cepeda
• 5 1962 ERA Leaders - Sandy Koufax / Bob Shaw / Bob Purkey / Don Drysdale / Bob Gibson
• 7 1962 Pitching Leaders - Don Drysdale / Jack Sanford / Bob Purkey / Joey Jay / Art Mahaffey / Billy O'Dell
• 9 1962 Strikeout Leaders - Don Drysdale / Sandy Koufax / Bob Gibson / Dick Farrell / Billy O'Dell

1964 Topps

American League

• 2 1963 ERA Leaders - Gary Peters / Juan Pizarro / Camilo Pascual
• 4 1963 Pitching Leaders - Whitey Ford / Camilo Pascual / Jim Bouton
• 6 1963 Strikeout Leaders - Camilo Pascual / Jim Bunning / Dick Stigman
• 8 1963 Batting Leaders - Carl Yastrzemski / Al Kaline / Rich Rollins
• 10 1963 Home Run Leaders - Harmon Killebrew / Dick Stuart / Bob Allison
• 12 1963 RBI Leaders - Dick Stuart / Al Kaline /Harmon Killebrew

National League

• 1 1963 ERA Leaders - Sandy Koufax / Dick Ellsworth / Bob Friend
• 3 1963 Pitching Leaders- Sandy Koufax / Juan Marichal / Warren Spahn / Jim Maloney
• 5 1963 Strikeout Leaders - Sandy Koufax / Jim Maloney / Don Drysdale
• 7 1963 Batting Leaders - Tommy Davis / Roberto Clemente / Dick Groat / Hank Aaron
• 9 1963 Home Run Leaders - Hank Aaron / Willie McCovey / Willie Mays / Orlando Cepeda
• 11 1963 RBI Leaders - Hank Aaron / Ken Boyer / Bill White