1957 Topps #101 Chuck Stobbs
About Chuck Stobbs
A three-sport All-State star at Norfolk's Granby High School, Chuck Stobbs signed with the Boston Red Sox in May 1947 as one of baseball's original bonus babies, taking a reported $50,000 at age 17 and debuting that September as the majors' youngest player. The lefthander pitched 15 seasons for the Red Sox (1947-51), White Sox (1952), Senators (1953-60, with a brief 1958 stop in St. Louis), and Twins (1961), going 107-130 for mostly second-division clubs. His name is fixed in baseball lore as the man who served up Mickey Mantle's April 17, 1953 blast out of Griffith Stadium, estimated at 565 feet and celebrated as the first tape-measure home run of the live-ball era. This card followed his career-best 1956 (15-15, 3.32 ERA), but 1957 turned cruel: an 8-20 record and a league-leading 20 losses for the last-place Senators. He later coached and broadcast Senators games, and died in 2008.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 436 | 0 | 11 | 140 | 142 | 77 | 41 | 25 | 0 |
| SGC | 28 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1957 Topps Chuck Stobbs card?
It is card #101 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 Chuck Stobbs, Washington Senators.
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.