1951 Berk Ross (Basketball Only)

A collection of vintage baseball trading cards featuring young male players from various teams, including the Tigers and Braves, in different poses with some holding baseballs or gloves.

The "Hit Parade of Champions" baseball set from 1951 by Berk Ross contains 72 cards that feature a variety of sports, including football, basketball, boxing, golf, figure skating, and the Olympics. Hall of Famers Phil Rizzuto (#1-3), Stan Musial (#2-1), Larry "Yogi" Berra (#2-4), Joe DiMaggio (#2-5), and Eddie (Whitey) Ford (#4-5) are significant contributions to this special set.

Below is a 1951 Berk Ross Basketball Checklist, images of 1951 Berk Ross advertisement and package, and 1951 Berk Ross Evaluation Secrets.

1951 Berk Ross Basketball Checklist

#1-11 Bob Cousy (Hall of Fame as player)

#1-12 Dick Schnittker

#2-11 Sherman White

#3-11 Paul Unruh

#4-11 Bill Sharman (Hall of Fame as player and coach)

1951 Berk Ross Basketball Photo Gallery

Next Level: Single cards of each basketball player in the set are desirable. However, the un-detached doubles are more valuable, in my opinion.

Two vintage basketball trading cards featuring male players. The left card shows a player in a Phillies baseball jersey and cap, and the right card shows a player in a New Cross basketball uniform holding a basketball.

#1-9 Richie Ashburn & #1-11 Bob Cousy un-detached

Vintage collectible trading card of Bob Cousy, a basketball player in a white jersey with the number 17, dribbling a basketball. The card includes his personal details and achievements, such as being a Forward for Holy Cross, age 21, from St. Albans, N.Y., height 6-1, weight 180, and an All-American Forward College Champion.

1951 Berk Ross #1-11 Bob Cousy

A split photograph showing two images of a man. In the left image, he is smiling and wearing a vintage Philadelphia Phillies baseball uniform with a cap. In the right image, he is holding a basketball while wearing a white basketball uniform with the word "MICH" and the number 16 on it.

#1-10 Del Ennis & #1-12 Dick Schnittker un-detached

Vintage basketball card featuring Dick Schnittker in a white Ohio State basketball uniform holding a basketball, with a descriptive back noting his achievements and personal details.

1951 Berk Ross #1-12 Dick Schnittker

A vintage baseball card featuring a smiling player in a striped uniform, and an illustration of a girl in a dress holding a baseball glove, preparing to catch a ball.

#2-9 Stan Lopata & #2-11 Sherman White un-detached

Vintage trading card of Sherman White, a college basketball player, in patriotic uniform, holding a basketball.

1951 Berk Ross #2-11 Sherman White

Vintage sports trading card featuring a young male baseball player in a white uniform with red lettering and cap, and a young female basketball player in a white uniform with red lettering, dribbling a basketball.

#3-9 Eddie Waitkus & #3-11 Paul Unruh un-detached

Vintage basketball trading card featuring a player in a Bradley College uniform dribbling a basketball.

1951 Berk Ross #3-11 Paul Unruh

Vintage baseball card featuring a player in a Phillies uniform on the left and a cartoon of a basketball player shooting a basket on the right.

#4-9 Curt Simmons & #4-11 Bill Sharman un-detached

Vintage basketball trading card featuring a player shooting a basketball, and a descriptive text about Bill Sharman, a guard from Southern California, age 22, who played for the Hit Parade of Champions in 1951.

1951 Berk Ross #4-11 Bill Sharman

1951 Berk Ross Basketball Extras

Vintage sports trading card advertisement for the 1951 Hot Parade of Champions, featuring patriotic red, white, and blue colors, with illustrations of athletes and promotional phrases like 'Hey Kids!', 'New!', and 'Just Out!'

1951 Berk Ross Hit Parade of Champions Advertisement

Four vintage baseball card images from the 1951 Topps series, each featuring a different athlete, with a blue and pink border, and the title 'Hit Parade of Champions' at the top.

1951 Berk Ross Complete Set in Packages (Front)

Vintage promotional cards encouraging people to get a complete set of 72 champions in all fields of sports, featuring illustrations of athletes in various sports activities, published by Berk-Ross Inc., NY.

1951 Berk Ross Complete Set in Packages (Back)

Four vintage sports trading card frame templates with empty center spaces, blue and green borders, decorated with red stars and text promoting a 1951 sports series.

1951 Berk Ross Empty Packages (Front)

Vintage sports scoreboard template with red, blue, and beige colors, featuring headings for sports champions, and illustrations of athletes performing various sports.

1951 Berk Ross Flattened Package (Front)

A cardboard insert with cutouts resembling a car's front view, placed inside a black-bordered display box.

1951 Berk Ross Flattened Package (Back)

1951 Berk Ross Basketball Card Evaluation Secrets

1. Registration

Registration issues happen when the prints stamps are misaligned. Specifically, the photo of the player should be in sync with its background color. A 1951 Berk Ross card that has a registration issue has a blurry image with discolored skin, and you can see one or more colors bleeding onto an edge. See below. 

A vintage photo collage featuring a young person in a Philadelphia Phillies baseball uniform on the left and a girl in a sports uniform holding a basketball on the right.

Un-detached Berk Ross 1-9 Richie Ashburn & #1-11 Bob Cousy cards with registration issues (light blue line on the left, pinkish line on the right).

Vintage baseball cards featuring a female baseball player in a Phillies jersey and a female basketball player in a Knicks jersey, holding a basketball.

Un-detached Berk Ross 1-9 Richie Ashburn & #1-11 Bob Cousy cards with out registration issues.