1955 Topps #126 Dick Hall
1955 Topps #126 Dick Hall
About Dick Hall
A five-sport athlete and economics graduate of Swarthmore College, Richard Wallace "Dick" Hall was signed by Branch Rickey's Pittsburgh Pirates for a $25,000 bonus in 1951 and reached the majors in 1952 as an outfielder. This 1955 Topps card is his rookie card, catching him mid-transformation: he started 84 games in the Pirates outfield in 1954 but hit only .239, and in 1955 remade himself into a pitcher. That reinvention paid off over a 19-season career (1952-1957, 1959-1971) with the Pirates, Kansas City Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and Philadelphia Phillies. A right-hander with pinpoint control, he went 93-75 with a 3.32 ERA, 741 strikeouts, and 68 saves, famed for issuing almost no walks. Nicknamed "Turkey" for an unorthodox delivery he likened to "a drunken giraffe on roller skates," Hall became a mainstay of the Orioles bullpen, winning World Series titles in 1966 and 1970 and pitching in the Series at age 41 in 1971. A working CPA in the offseasons, he was inducted into the Orioles Hall of Fame in 1989 and died in 2023 at 92.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 837 | 1 | 11 | 178 | 265 | 219 | 100 | 63 | 0 |
| SGC | 77 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-06-26. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8); totals are summed across each grader's listed variations.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1955 Topps Dick Hall card?
It is card #126 of 206 in the 1955 Topps set - Topps' first fully horizontal design. It pictures the Pittsburgh Pirates player, and is his rookie card.
Is the 1955 Topps Dick Hall valuable?
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Sources: Trading Card Database, Baseball-Reference, PSA & SGC population reports, and Baseball-Almanac. Card data & population compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-07-01.