1958 Topps #225 Billy Goodman
About Billy Goodman
Card #225 in the 1958 Topps set, from Series Three, pictures Billy Goodman with the Chicago White Sox. It reports his 1957, split between two clubs: he was used mostly as a pinch hitter early on, then went from the Red Sox to the Orioles for pitcher Mike Fornieles. He hit .294 in 91 games, mostly at third base, and was in Norman Rockwell's painting The Rookie.
Billy Goodman was a left-handed hitting infielder who played sixteen major league seasons, from 1947 through 1962, with the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, and Houston Colt .45s. A Concord, North Carolina, native who signed with the Atlanta Crackers, he reached Boston when the Red Sox bought his contract in February 1947, and he became known for extraordinary versatility, playing every position in the majors except catcher and pitcher. In 1950 he won the American League batting title with a .354 average and finished as runner-up for Most Valuable Player, recognized as the only man ever to take a batting crown without a regular position. A two-time All-Star, he batted over .290 in eleven seasons and finished with a .300 lifetime average and a .376 on-base percentage. Traded to Baltimore in 1957 and then to Chicago that winter, he platooned at third base for the pennant-winning 1959 White Sox, who lost the World Series to the Dodgers in six games, and he closed his playing days with Houston's inaugural club. He later managed in the minors and coached for the Atlanta Braves. He is a member of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame and the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, but not the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 259 | 0 | 10 | 93 | 86 | 45 | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 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 Billy Goodman card?
It is card #225 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 Billy Goodman, Chicago White Sox.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Billy Goodman #225 are there?
PSA has graded 259 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.