1957 Topps #244 Billy Loes
About Billy Loes
A Long Island City kid raised a half-hour from Ebbets Field, Billy Loes signed with Brooklyn in 1949 for a club-record $21,000 bonus and became one of baseball's great eccentrics. He went 50-25 for the Dodgers from 1952-55, pitched in three World Series, and won the 1955 championship — but he's best remembered for predicting the Yankees would beat his own team in the 1952 Series ("I said they'd win it in seven"), then losing a ground ball in the sun in Game 6. He famously claimed he never wanted to be a 20-game winner "because then I'd be expected to do it every year." Sold to Baltimore in May 1956, Loes raced to a 12-5 start in 1957 and earned his lone All-Star selection, throwing three scoreless innings in the game itself — this card catches him in that career-best Oriole summer. He finished 80-63 with a 3.89 ERA across 11 seasons and died in 2010.
Sources: Wikipedia · Baseball-Reference · SABR
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 591 | 3 | 38 | 230 | 185 | 74 | 34 | 27 | 0 |
| SGC | 39 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-07-05. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
Find this card
Search T206 Cards Live auctions Buy It Now Sold prices
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Related cards
More Baltimore Orioles cards:
- #11 George Zuverink
- #14 Bob Nieman
- #17 Billy Gardner
- #26 Bob Boyd
- #43 Connie Johnson
- #59 Dick Williams
- #106 Ray Moore
- #116 Mike Fornieles
- #146 Don Ferrarese
- #151 Willie Miranda
- #156 Gus Triandos
- #184 Tito Francona
- #194 Hal Brown
- #230 George Kell
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1957 Topps Billy Loes card?
It is card #244 of the 1957 Topps Baseball set - the 407-card, 2-1/2 by 3-1/2 inch set that was Topps' first at the modern standard card size, with full-color photography and complete career stats on the back. It pictures Billy Loes, Baltimore Orioles.
How many cards are in the 1957 Topps set?
407 numbered cards. Collectors usually count 408 because #176 Gene Baker exists in an error ('Bakep') and a corrected back. The PSA master set adds the 8 checklists, 4 contest cards and the Lucky Penny for 421 items.
Sources: PSA CardFacts, Beckett, BaseballCardPedia, Baseball-Reference, PSA & SGC population reports, and hobby press-sheet research (Net54 / Topps Archives). Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-13.