Baltimore Orioles Team - 1958 Topps #408
1958 Topps #408 Baltimore Orioles Team
One of the 16 team cards — 1958 was the first year Topps printed checklists on team-card backs.
About the 1958 Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles finished fifth in the American League in 1957 at 76-76. Under manager Paul Richards, the young franchise was building through pitching and defense, and a future cornerstone was emerging: third baseman Brooks Robinson, who was working his way into the everyday lineup in the late 1950s. Robinson would develop into one of the greatest defensive third basemen in history and a Hall of Famer, becoming the face of the Orioles' rise in the 1960s. Card #408 carries a series checklist on its reverse, and Baltimore is among the clubs also found with players listed alphabetically - Topps's new-for-1958 team-card feature.
Sources: Wikipedia
Variations & how to tell them apart
Team checklist-back variation #408
The four Series-5 team cards each exist with two backs: an alphabetical roster (the base/common version) and a numerical Series-6 checklist. The numerical back is the recognized scarcer/premium version (PSA, 2017: Tigers and Orioles numerical backs each fewer than 10 in PSA 8, none higher). Which printed first is undocumented.
- #408 — base card: the back lists the entire set ALPHABETICALLY (A-Z) — the base, more common version. (this page)
- #408B — Numerical Back: the back carries the team's NUMERICAL Series-6 checklist — the recognized scarcer, premium back.
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 482 | 0 | 8 | 72 | 148 | 124 | 68 | 61 | 1 |
| SGC | 65 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 1 |
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 Baltimore Orioles Team card?
It is the Baltimore Orioles team card in 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.
Does the 1958 Topps Baltimore Orioles team card have back variations?
Yes. #408 exists with an alphabetical checklist back (the base, more common version, listing the set A-Z) and a numerical Series-6 checklist back - the recognized scarcer, premium version.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Baltimore Orioles Team #408 are there?
PSA has graded 482 copies and SGC 65 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 2026-07-10.