1958 Topps #408B Baltimore Orioles Team
Numerical checklist-back variation - the card back lists the Series 6 checklist in numerical order rather than alphabetically. The numerical back is the recognized scarcer/premium version.
One of the 16 team cards — 1958 was the first year Topps printed checklists on team-card backs.
About the 1958 Baltimore Orioles
The 1958 Topps Baltimore Orioles team card, #408, reports the club's 1957 season: 76-76 under manager Paul Richards, fifth in the American League. It was the franchise's first non-losing year since 1945, when it was still the St. Louis Browns. Baltimore scored 597 runs and allowed 588, with a 3.46 team ERA, 13 shutouts, 25 saves and just 87 home runs, playing before 1,029,581 fans at Memorial Stadium. On the Topps side, the team cards were the first to carry series checklists on the back. Baltimore sits in Series Five, and this version lists the Series Six checklist in numerical order, the scarcer of the two backs; the other Orioles version lists the whole set alphabetically. Every version is printed #408.
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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. — see the card page
- #408B — Numerical Back: the back carries the team's NUMERICAL Series-6 checklist — the recognized scarcer, premium back. (this page)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 163 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 45 | 39 | 36 | 0 |
| SGC | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-07-09. Counts cover this variation only; the base version is tracked separately. 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 163 copies and SGC 19 as of the 2026-07-09 snapshot (this variation only). 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.