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The 1961 Topps set runs 587 cards and opens with National League MVP Dick Groat at number 1. It is loaded with rookie cards, headlined by Ron Santo at 35, Billy Williams at 141, and Juan Marichal at 417. Mantle sits at 300, Mays at 150, Aaron at 415, and Clemente at 388, with a Most Valuable Players subset in the sixth series and a tough, condition-sensitive high number seventh series that closes the set.
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