1958 Topps #392 Bennie Daniels
About Bennie Daniels
Card #392 in the 1958 Topps set is the rookie card of Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Bennie Daniels. In spring training manager Danny Murtaugh called him one of his five starters, yet 1958 brought only eight games, 27 2/3 innings, an 0-3 record and a 5.53 ERA. He was optioned to Columbus by the end of May, went 14-6 with a 2.31 ERA there, and returned to Pittsburgh in September.
Bennie Daniels Jr. was born June 17, 1932, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and came west with his family to Compton, California, in 1945. He grew to 6-feet-2, starred in baseball, basketball and track at Compton High School, and signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates in July 1951. A Class C start at Great Falls, two years in the Army during the Korean War era, and a long climb through the farm system led to a 17-8 year for the Hollywood Stars in 1957 and a September call-up; his first big-league start came in the last major-league game played at Ebbets Field. On May 23, 1960, his second-inning single off Sandy Koufax was the only hit Pittsburgh managed in a 1-0 loss, and he drew a half-share of the champion Pirates' World Series money that fall. He moved to the expansion Washington Senators for 1961 and won 37 games there across five seasons. Daniels finished 45-76 with a 4.44 ERA and 471 strikeouts in 230 games, spent 1966 with Triple-A Hawaii, and settled back in Compton, where he worked at a Los Angeles county hospital and taught fundamentals to Little Leaguers.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 256 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 98 | 77 | 33 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 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 Bennie Daniels card?
It is card #392 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 Bennie Daniels, Pittsburgh Pirates.
Is the 1958 Topps Bennie Daniels #392 a rookie card?
Yes - #392 is a rookie card, one of 103 in the 1958 Topps set.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Bennie Daniels #392 are there?
PSA has graded 256 copies and SGC 20 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.