1958 Topps #355 Bill Bruton
About Bill Bruton
Card #355 in the 1958 Topps set comes from the fifth series of a 494-card issue, the run that also carried the Milwaukee Braves team card. It pictures Bruton with the Braves, his 1957 season ended in July when he tore a knee ligament colliding with Felix Mantilla. He did not appear in a game until May 25, 1958, then hit .280 in 100 games and went 7-for-17 in the World Series.
Bill Bruton was a center fielder who reached the majors in 1953 at age 27 with the Milwaukee Braves, the year the franchise moved over from Boston. Blessed with exceptional speed, he led the National League in stolen bases in each of his first three seasons, and later added two triples titles and a runs-scored crown in 1960. He played on the pennant-winning 1957 and 1958 Braves, sitting out the 1957 World Series title run with a torn knee ligament and then starring in 1958, when his tenth-inning single won Game 1 and he batted .412 across seven games the Braves lost to the Yankees. In December 1960 Milwaukee traded him to the Detroit Tigers in a multi-player deal centered on Frank Bolling, and he closed a twelve-year career in Detroit from 1961 through 1964, finishing with a .273 average, 94 home runs, 545 RBIs and 207 stolen bases. His father-in-law was Judy Johnson, the Negro Leagues third baseman elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975, whose counsel shaped his development. Bruton spent 23 years as a Chrysler executive after baseball and was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in 1991.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 218 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 73 | 57 | 19 | 21 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 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 Bill Bruton card?
It is card #355 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 Bill Bruton, Milwaukee Braves.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Bill Bruton #355 are there?
PSA has graded 218 copies and SGC 15 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.