Dave Pope - 1957 Topps #249
1957 Topps #249 Dave Pope
About Dave Pope
Dave Pope (1921–1999) took a long road to the majors, playing for the Negro leagues' Homestead Grays and Pittsburgh Crawfords in 1946 before Hank Greenberg's Indians signed him in 1950. He tore up the minors — leading the Eastern League in triples two straight years and hitting .352 at Indianapolis — and debuted on July 1, 1952, at age 31. An outfielder on Cleveland's 1954 pennant winners, he hit .294 with a .381 mark as a pinch-hitter, then landed in one of baseball's most famous games: in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series, the Willie Mays "Catch" game, Pope leaped in right field as Dusty Rhodes's tenth-inning fly dropped just beyond his glove for the game-winning home run. Traded to Baltimore in June 1955 and back to Cleveland in 1956, he finished at .265 with 12 homers and 73 RBIs. This card was a farewell: Pope played his final big-league game in September 1956 and spent 1957 in the Pacific Coast League.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 502 | 3 | 31 | 182 | 153 | 77 | 38 | 17 | 1 |
| SGC | 30 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-07-05. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8). PSA counts are straight-graded (the +/Q qualifier rows are excluded).
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1957 Topps Dave Pope card?
It is card #249 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 Dave Pope, Cleveland Indians.
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 2026-07-10.