As part of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Topps baseball cards, we've asked fans (as well as our staff) to submit their all-time favorite baseball cards, and we've broken them down by team. We'll be revealing submissions regularly throughout the season, ranging from the famous to the weird, and everything in between.

Johnny Callison and Richie Allen -- “Hurlers Beware,” 1967 Topps

The 1967 Topps set was creative, in that it would pair up many dynamic duos around the game and put them on one card with a nickname at the bottom. In the case of the Phillies’ Callison and Allen, you had “Hurlers Beware,” and for good reason -- from 1962-69 with Philadelphia, Callison averaged 20 homers with a slash line of .265/.327/.451, while Allen hit .300/.380/.555 with an average of 30 homers a year.

“The 1964 season was an unforgettable one for a nine-year-old Phillies fan,” wrote Dale K. of York, Penn., who submitted this card in our survey. “I really just started identifying with players when Johnny Callison hit the game-winning home run for the National League in the All-Star Game. He instantly became my favorite player. I wore his number 6 whenever possible and on bat day at Connie Mack Stadium, I refused to leave the turnstile until the attendant could find a Callison bat for me.

“The Phillies’ memorable collapse in 1964 never dimmed my youthful enthusiasm for the club. In 1967, my baseball card collecting reached its zenith. The Hurlers Beware card of that year featuring Johnny Callison and Richie Allen, the two best Philly regulars, instantly became my favorite card. It remains that to this date.” -- Manny Randhawa

Jimmy Rollins, 2008 Topps

Rollins' 2008 card is the perfect one to pick, because it was printed right on the heels of his NL MVP Award and right on the verge of him leading the Phillies to a World Series championship.

Rollins was the MVP in '07 -- as noted on the card -- after batting .296 with 30 home runs, 41 stolen bases and a league-leading 20 triples. In 2008, the Phillies won the World Series as Rollins hit a pair of homers and stole three bases during their postseason run.

As far as the card goes, it's a good-looking one. The switch-hitting shortstop, wearing his pinstriped white-and-red Phillies uniform, breaks out of the batter's box after a swing from the left side.

Robin Roberts, 1956 Topps

This one was submitted by Philadelphia’s Russ Walsh, who appreciates the characteristics of the ‘56 Topps set.

“I first started collecting baseball cards around 1955,” Walsh wrote. “My favorite player was Phillies pitcher Robin Roberts. His 1956 card included a smiling portrait, an action shot, an autograph and on the back the cartoons illustrating his accomplishments and statistics. The perfect card for me.”

The ‘56 Topps set includes a ton of star power -- 34 future Hall of Famers appear in the set, including Roberts. As Walsh pointed out, the set is characterized by its distinctive and vibrant head shot/action shot combos. -- Thomas Harrigan

Phillies: Roy Halladay, Sports Illustrated for Kids

This entry is not a typical card, but that’s what makes it so special. On Oct. 6, 2010, Halladay threw the second postseason no-hitter in MLB history, blanking the Reds in Game 1 of the National League Division Series at Citizens Bank Park. Sarah M. of Columbia, Md., was there, and has a great story to share about how she acquired this card.

“I’ve been a huge Phillies fan since birth, and in 2010 my dad took me (age seven at the time) to the game that turned out to be Roy Halladay’s no-hitter,” she wrote. “Back at school, I told a friend of mine about the game and he came into our fourth grade class the next day with a Roy Halladay baseball card he’d hand-cut for me out of a Sports Illustrated Kids edition. 

“To this day, it’s the only card I own, and it has gained infinitely more meaning after we lost Halladay in 2017. I’ve accumulated a bit of Phillies gear over the years, but this gift is undoubtedly the most valuable to me.”

Baseball cards have meaning to many people in many different ways, and this is just another example of a keepsake close to a fan’s heart for reasons that go beyond the game itself. -- Manny Randhawa

Iconic Phillies card: Mike Schmidt, 1980 Topps

Schmidt's iconic mustache is on full display in his 1980 Topps card, as the Phillies legend gets into his stance in the batting cage wearing his red warmup jacket and cap.

The 1980 season was maybe the greatest season of the greatest third baseman of all time's career. Schmidt won his first National League MVP Award -- and the first of back-to-back MVP Awards -- by crushing 48 home runs to win the MLB home run crown and driving in a league-leading 121 runs.

Schmidt was an All-Star, and a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Award winner in 1980. But most importantly: he led the Phillies to the only World Series championship of his 18 seasons in Philadelphia, earning World Series MVP Award honors after batting .381 with two homers against the Royals.

Chase Utley, 2001 Bowman

While Utley didn’t play his first Major League game until ‘03, he made his baseball card debut much earlier than that.

One of his earliest appearances was in the ‘01 Bowman set. The card depicts Utley in his familiar batting stance while playing for Team USA at the ‘01 Futures Game -- a game that saw the second baseman go deep off Cubs prospect Juan Cruz.

The card was submitted by John Luchansky of Fairless Hills, Pa., who acquired the card after a fortuitous trade with a family member.

"The story behind it is that my cousin and I were getting a pack of cards each and we decided to swap, and in the one he gave me that we swapped was this crazy card," Luchansky wrote.

Utley went on to become one of the most beloved Phillies of all time, spending 13 years with the club, hitting 233 homers and helping Philadelphia win its first World Series title since 1980. -- Thomas Harrigan

Dick Allen, 1976 Topps

There is so much to love about this card, from the flapless Phillies helmet to the sweet warmup jacket. But the subject of the card and the story behind it are even better.

This is a special card, but it’s very special to Brian D., who described why in his survey submission.

“When I was five years old, I can remember my older brother having baseball cards and they were around everywhere,” he wrote. “My brother tried to explain the teams and players to me, but I was just too young to understand. For whatever reason, I just stopped at the 1976 Topps Dick Allen card. I can't explain why that card connected with me, but Allen, on that card, just had the appearance of a man who was just really confident and cool. Forty-plus years later, I still can't explain it any better.

“My brother had recently taught me two stats: home runs and wins. Being a 5-year-old kid, a card of a player that possessed lots of home runs or wins was my gold standard. I looked at Allen, poised and confident, wearing that awesome Phillies warmup jacket. I flipped his card over and he met my ‘good player’ criteria.”

Allen was one of the best sluggers of the 1960s and ’70s, belting 351 homers in 1,749 games. He was named the 1964 NL Rookie of the Year and the 1972 NL MVP.

While there are countless Phillies fans whose favorite player is Mike Schmidt, and with good reason, Schmidt is No. 2 on Brian’s list.

“Allen’s legacy on and off the field is unique and a story that needs to be told,” Brian wrote. “I consider myself fortunate that his 1976 Topps baseball card was just laying around the house, waiting to be discovered by a 5-year-old kid.” -- Manny Randhawa

Mike Schmidt, 1976 Topps

For an iconic Phillies card, you can do a whole lot worse than the one of the third baseman who's arguably the best to ever play the position and the greatest Phillie of all time.

Schmidt spent his entire 18-year Hall of Fame career in Philadelphia. He hit 548 home runs, won three MVP Awards, 10 Gold Glove Awards and six Silver Sluggers, made 12 All-Star teams and led the Phillies to the 1980 World Series championship.

When this card was made, Schmidt was just entering his prime at age 25. He was in the middle of a run of three straight home run crowns -- the first three of eight times he'd lead the league in his career.

The card's photo captures Schmidt at the end of his swing, clad in Phillies white and red. Around the photo, the card's pink border also stands out. It's a great example of why people love the clean design of throwback Topps cards.

But Gary Hanley of Riverside, Calif., loves this card for the memories it evokes: "When I was a kid, I always wanted to play third base, loved baseball and started collecting cards," he recalls. "When I saw the '76 Schmidt card, he instantly became my favorite player and did not disappoint."

Robin Roberts, 1949 Bowman

Gone are the days when you'd see a pitcher throw 300-plus innings in a season. But Roberts did it six times in his 19-year Hall of Fame career, and missed the milestone by only 2 2/3 frames in 1956. The right-hander led MLB in innings pitched five consecutive seasons from 1951-55. He also led the Majors in wins four times (1952-55) and complete games five times (1952-56). A workhorse on the mound, he was a hero to many, particularly in the northeastern part of the country. That includes Frank S. in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, who submitted this beauty of a card.

"Born and raised in New York, I’ve been a lifelong Philadelphia Phillies fan starting with the 1950 Whiz Kids," Frank wrote in his survey response. "My boyhood hero was Robin Roberts. I was given this card as a gift. It’s his rookie card, a 1949 Bowman Gum card."

The 1949 Bowman set is simple, like most cards of that era, but its artistic flair can't be missed with the vivid portrait of the player on the front. And on the back of each card, there's a chance to redeem a prize. In the case of Roberts' card, it's a silver baseball ring that Bowman describes as "made of durable metal," "adjustable -- fits any size finger," and made with "beautiful silverplate oxidized finish [that] brings out detail of official Baseball Emblem."

Sounds pretty fantastic. Think they'd still redeem that today? Back then, you needed to send in 15 cents and three "baseball wrappers." In case you're wondering 15 cents in 1949 is $1.66 today. Pretty good deal!

The card is glorious, as was the career of the man who appears on it. Roberts finished his career with a record of 286-245 with a 3.41 ERA, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1976.

Elmer Valo, 1957 Topps

This card was submitted by John Sandman of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Joe Paul of Peterborough, Ontario, with both calling attention to the photo.

“The photo of Elmer Valo was taken at Ebbets Field, most likely in 1957,” Sandman wrote. “It's one of the few candid photos from that set; Valo doesn't seem to want to have his picture taken. You can see the WOR Channel 9 TV camera in the background. Ironically, Valo was traded to the Dodgers the year they moved to California.”

“1950s Topps cards were almost always head and shoulder shots but 1957 Elmo Valo is depicted bent at a bat rack, not even looking at the camera,” Paul wrote. “It was a truly unique pose at the time."

Dave Cash, 1976 Topps

Cash was a three-time All-Star second baseman for the Phillies from 1974-76, leading baseball with 213 hits in '75, and leading the NL with 12 triples in '76. The story behind this card, and why it's so worn, is awesome.

"I used to take my cards and set them up in their positions/teams," wrote John G. of Elysburg, Penn. "I would use a tin foil ball and use the cards to play a game. Dave Cash was my favorite then and I wore the heck out of that card. To this day I still have the card and hold it in high regard with my Topps cards. It brings back great memories of a simpler time. Thanks, Topps!"

Chase Utley, 2006 Fleer Tradition

If you're looking for a second baseman to model your game after, the six-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger and 2008 World Series champion Utley is a pretty good one.

That's why Tom Moyer of Tobaccoville, N.C., sent this card in.

"Utley is my favorite player of all time and my idol," he says. "I try to emulate his play style every time I step on my high school field. I’ve had the card for as long as I can remember and hope I can get it signed one day."

Stan Lopata, 1957 Topps

For many, baseball cards take us back to days when we didn’t have a care in the world, other than adding the next card to our collections. For Jim M. in Princeton, N.J., Stan Lopata’s 1957 Topps card reminds him of why he fell in love with the game in the first place.

“The 1957 Topps baseball card set was the first set I collected growing up. I continued collecting cards every year until 1964, when I started high school. My goal was to complete a set every year,” he wrote. “I was a diehard Phillies fan at 7 years old. Stan had been an All-Star in 1955 and 1956. Stan Musial was a big star, but we had our own Stan the Man.

“In the late 1990s, I played at Phillies dream week a couple of times and had dinner one night with [former Phillies catcher] Andy Seminick. Andy told me some stories about Stan Lopata and the Whiz Kids.” -- Nick Aguilera

Willie 'Puddin' Head' Jones, 1951 Topps

One of the great elements of baseball is the fun players and fans have with nicknames. Case-in-point: this "Puddin' Head" Jones card from 1951, which was submitted in our survey by Michael D. of Rocheport, Missouri. Michael gets to the heart of the matter:

"As a 74-year-old Yankees fan, I was tempted to share my 1957 Mickey Mantle Topps card that I have carried with me since I was 13 years old," he wrote. "I can't even remember how I got this Willie 'PUDDIN' HEAD' Jones card but it just makes me smile every time I look at it. Reminds me of the fun that baseball has with nicknames for each player. That makes me fell like a kid."

Baseball makes us feel like kids, and that's awesome. -- Manny Randhawa

Darren Daulton, 1987 Topps

The ultimate Phillies fan favorite on one of Topps’ most iconic designs? That’s what you get with this card, which was submitted by Matthew Rice of Elkton, Md.

“Darren Daulton has always been my favorite ballplayer," Rice wrote. "I had a giant poster of him that said ‘measure up to Dutch’ hanging on my bedroom door as a kid. Before he passed, my grandfather gave me a 1987 Daulton baseball card that I eventually had the opportunity to get signed by Dutch in the early 2000s. By far my favorite, most cherished item of Phillies memorabilia!”

Daulton was a backup early in his Phils career, but he took over as their starting catcher in 1989 and broke out offensively in ‘92, hitting .270/.385/.524 with 27 homers and an NL-leading 109 RBIs.

Daulton is one of four catchers in AL/NL history to lead their league in RBIs, joining Hall of Famers Roy Campanella, Johnny Bench and Gary Carter. -- Thomas Harrigan

Randy Ready, 1991 Score

A highly coveted baseball card need not feature a star player. It doesn't even need to be a rare card. Case-in-point: this 1991 Score card of Randy Ready, which was submitted in our survey by Robert M. of Tennessee.

"When I was a kid, lots of other kids in my class wanted to trade me for this card," Robert wrote. "Back then, most of us didn't know any of the players anyway but we all thought this card looked awesome and was as good of an action picture as you could hope to have on a baseball card."

Sometimes, all you need is an awesome photo on the front of the card, regardless of whose card it is. -- Manny Randhawa

Pedro Martinez, 2009 Topps Update

Enough time has passed since the 2009 season that you might have forgotten that Martinez spent the final year of his Hall of Fame career with the Phillies. Unsigned for the first three-plus months of the campaign, Martinez signed with Philadelphia on July 15 and went on to post a 3.63 ERA over nine starts in the regular season.

The righty turned in a vintage performance in Game 2 of the NLCS against the Dodgers, allowing two hits over seven scoreless innings. However, he ran up against his old nemesis, the Yankees, in the World Series.

Martinez threw a quality start in a losing effort in Game 2, but he was unable to keep New York at bay in Game 6, allowing a two-run homer and a two-run single to Hideki Matsui in consecutive innings. He walked off the mound for the final time at the end of the fourth inning.

Topps’ ‘09 Update set included a card of Martinez in a Phils uniform, throwing what appears to be his signature pitch, a circle changeup. -- Thomas Harrigan

Rick Wise and Dave Bennett, 1964 Topps

This is awesome -- Wise is the only pitcher in baseball history to throw a no-hitter and belt two homers at the plate in the same game. Eat your heart out, Shohei Ohtani. And as MLB.com’s Thomas Harrigan wrote on the 49th anniversary of that June 23, 1971, game, that’s not the only unique part of Wise’s Major League career.

Wise was traded for a first-ballot Hall of Famer twice during his career -- the Hall of Famers are Steve Carlton and Dennis Eckersley. About three months after his 1971 no-hitter, Wise retired 32 consecutive batters and then hit a walk-off single to win that game against the Cubs. Talk about a two-way player.

Wise was also the winning pitcher in one of the most famous games in baseball history -- Game 6 of the 1975 World Series, in which Carlton Fisk hit a walk-off homer off the foul pole to lift the Red Sox over the Reds at Fenway Park.

Dave D. of Poestenkill, N.Y., submitted this card for our survey, and he has an interesting nugget regarding Bennett’s portion as well:

“Not only is this card the rookie offering of Rick Wise, who, arguably, went on to have one of the greatest games a pitcher has ever had … this card is also the rookie card for Dave Bennett. This card became especially memorable for me, as it appeared that the people at Topps seemed a bit uncertain about his exact age -- as the back of the card reads: ‘the 19-year old right handed curveballer is just 18 years old!’”

For the record, Bennett was 18 years old when he made his MLB debut on June 12, 1964, which, incidentally, was also his last appearance in a Major League game. -- Manny Randhawa

Chase Utley, 2009 Topps

You don't see that many cards showing the fielder mid-double play turn, so that makes this Utley card extra-cool from the start.

The Phillies' second baseman looks unfazed by the sliding runner as he leaps over him to make the throw. It's a perfect action photo.

This card comes from the aftermath of Utley leading the 2008 Phillies to a World Series title, including two home runs in the Fall Classic against the Rays. He was one of the elite second basemen in baseball back then.