1957 Topps #89 Roy Sievers
About Roy Sievers
Roy "Squirrel" Sievers — nicknamed at St. Louis's Beaumont High for the way he hung around the cage on the basketball court — signed with his hometown Browns in 1945 and won the inaugural American League Rookie of the Year Award in 1949, hitting .306 with 16 homers. A severe 1951 shoulder injury nearly ended his career, but a 1954 trade to Washington remade him into one of the era's most feared sluggers. This card lands in his signature season: in 1957 he led the AL with 42 home runs and 114 RBIs — the first player ever to top his league in both while on a last-place club — homered in six straight games, and finished third in MVP voting behind Mantle and Williams. Vice President Richard Nixon, who called Sievers his favorite ballplayer, emceed his honor night that September. A four-time All-Star dubbed "Mr. Clutch" for nine walk-off homers, he retired with 318 home runs and 1,147 RBIs.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 411 | 0 | 11 | 135 | 136 | 76 | 29 | 23 | 1 |
| SGC | 32 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 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 Roy Sievers card?
It is card #89 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 Roy Sievers, 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 2026-07-10.