The 1965 Topps set was made up of 598 cards which each measured 2 ½ by 3 ½ in dimensions. The set was released in a number of sets which were each released at different times throughout the year, with probable short printing of the final series. They were sold in 5 and 1 cent wax packs and this was the last year Topps sold 1 cent wax packs. On the front of the card is a player’s photograph or portrait with a simple frame around it. At the lower left corner of each card is a pennant shaped logo with the player’s team name and team symbols. This pennant is set against a colored lower name panel with the player’s name printed in white and their field position printed in black.

On the back of the card in the upper left corner is a baseball logo with the word Topps printed in it as well the card number. Below that is a short write-up about the player and a cartoon panel with a charactiture of the player. Then below that is the player’s bio and stats info. On rookie cards, the back is divided into 2 split sections.