1958 Topps #254 Alex Grammas
About Alex Grammas
The 1958 Topps card #254, from the third series, shows Alex Grammas with the Cincinnati Redlegs after a 1957 season in which he hit .303 in only 99 at-bats behind infielders Johnny Temple, Roy McMillan and Don Hoak. Only Frank Robinson's .322 topped that average on the club. The 1958 season that followed brought a drop to .218 in 105 games, with most of his time at shortstop and third base.
Alexander Peter Grammas, born April 3, 1926, in Birmingham, Alabama, played ten major league seasons (1954-1963) as an infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Redlegs and Chicago Cubs after signing with the Chicago White Sox organization in 1949 and starring for the Yankees-affiliated Kansas City club in the American Association. A right-handed hitter and thrower, he was St. Louis' starting shortstop in 1954, 1955 and 1959, never ranking lower than third in fielding percentage among National League shortstops in those seasons and finishing with a .969 career fielding mark. Three trades bounced him between the Cardinals and Reds before a June 1962 deal sent him to the Cubs, where he closed out his playing days in 1963. Over 913 games he batted .247 with 512 hits, 90 doubles, 10 triples, 12 home runs and 163 RBIs. Grammas then spent roughly a quarter century as a major league third base coach, finished the 1969 season as interim Pittsburgh manager, managed the Milwaukee Brewers in 1976 and 1977, and won World Series rings coaching for the 1975 Reds and the 1984 Tigers. He died in 2019 at 93.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 210 | 0 | 7 | 79 | 71 | 25 | 12 | 16 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-07-09. 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 1958 Topps Alex Grammas card?
It is card #254 of the 1958 Topps Baseball set - Topps' sixth flagship issue: 494 cards numbered 1-495 (#145 was never issued), with die-cut player photos on solid-color backgrounds and the first team logos on Topps fronts. It pictures Alex Grammas, Cincinnati Reds.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Alex Grammas #254 are there?
PSA has graded 210 copies and SGC 10 as of the 2026-07-09 snapshot. Population is a scarcity guide, not a price - high-grade 1958s are notoriously tough because of the set's chronic centering and print-quality issues.
How many cards are in the 1958 Topps set?
494 issued cards, numbered 1-495 - #145 (Ed Bouchee) was pulled before release and never issued, leaving a permanent gap. The PSA master census counts 534 items: the 494 base cards plus 33 yellow-letter variations, 4 numerical checklist-back team cards, the 'Herrer' #433 error, and 2 unnumbered ad cards.
Sources: PSA CardFacts, Beckett, BaseballCardPedia, Baseball-Reference, PSA & SGC population reports, and hobby press-sheet research (Topps Archives, 2026). Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-09-30.