1958 Topps #223 Andy Pafko
About Andy Pafko
Pafko was in his sixth season as a Milwaukee Brave, now a part-time outfielder at 37. He hit .238 in 95 games with 3 home runs and 23 RBI, then went 3 for 9 as the Braves fell to the Yankees in seven games in the World Series. His 1958 Topps card is #223, printed in Series Three, and shows him with Milwaukee. It was a single-player issue with no variation catalogued.
Andy Pafko grew up on a dairy farm in Boyceville, Wisconsin, and reached the majors with the Chicago Cubs in September 1943 after winning Pacific Coast League MVP honors at Los Angeles. He starred in Chicago for nearly nine seasons, helping the Cubs to the 1945 pennant and hitting .312 with 26 home runs and 101 RBI in 1948 after a move to third base. His best power year came in 1950, when he hit a career-high 36 homers. Traded to Brooklyn in June 1951, he was the Dodgers' left fielder when Bobby Thomson hit the Shot Heard 'Round the World. He finished with the Milwaukee Braves, the home-state team he joined in 1953, and played on their 1957 World Series champions. Across 17 seasons he hit .285 with 213 home runs and 976 RBI in 1,852 games, played in four World Series with three clubs, and was named to the Cubs All-Century Team in 1999. He later coached for the Braves and managed in the minors.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 298 | 0 | 7 | 107 | 82 | 47 | 32 | 23 | 0 |
| SGC | 30 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 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 Andy Pafko card?
It is card #223 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 Andy Pafko, Milwaukee Braves.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Andy Pafko #223 are there?
PSA has graded 298 copies and SGC 30 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.