1958 Topps #237 Bill Wight
About Bill Wight
Wight's 1958 Topps card, #237, pictures him with the Cincinnati Reds and belongs to the third series, between Ed Fitz Gerald and Bill Mazeroski. The Reds bought him from Baltimore after 1957 and planned to use him in relief, but they released him on May 20 after seven games. St. Louis signed him the next day as a lefty reliever, and he won three games without a loss for the Cardinals.
Bill Wight was a left-handed pitcher from Rio Vista, California, who signed with the Yankees out of Oakland's McClymonds High School and lost three seasons to Navy service in World War II. He pitched 12 major-league seasons for eight clubs: the Yankees, White Sox, Red Sox, Tigers, Indians, Orioles, Reds and Cardinals. His career record was 77-99 with a 3.95 ERA in 347 games. His best year came in 1949, when he won 15 games for a sixth-place White Sox club, and in 1950 he went hitless in 61 at-bats, a record for an American League player in a season. Opponents complained about his pickoff move to first base. Wight was also a skilled sketch artist who played chess on road trips. After playing he scouted for 37 years for Houston and Atlanta, signing Joe Morgan for the Astros in 1962. He died in Mount Shasta, California, in 2007.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 253 | 0 | 13 | 88 | 88 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 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 Wight card?
It is card #237 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 Wight, Cincinnati Reds.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Bill Wight #237 are there?
PSA has graded 253 copies and SGC 18 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.