1958 Topps #443 Billy Harrell
A short print (SP): #443 Billy Harrell was one of four cards displaced when Topps triple-printed the Musial (#476) and Mantle (#487) All-Stars on the final press sheet.
Short print: Four Series-6 cards short-printed because Topps triple-printed the Musial (#476) and Mantle (#487) All-Stars on the final press sheet, displacing them. Physically evidenced by a 2026 Topps Archives sheet study. Not a scarce series - 1958 has no traditional scarce high numbers.
About Billy Harrell
Card #443 in the 1958 Topps set, from the sixth and final series, is Billy Harrell's rookie card, pictured with the Cleveland Indians and marked SP on the checklist. It reports his 1957: after impressing at third base in spring training, he hit .263 in 22 games as Cleveland slipped to 76-77. That winter he won the Puerto Rican League batting title at .317 for Santurce.
Billy Harrell was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on July 18, 1928, and raised in Troy, New York, where his family settled before he turned two. A two-sport star at Siena College, he left as the school's all-time leading scorer in basketball, then turned down the Harlem Globetrotters and the NBA's Indianapolis Olympians to sign with the Cleveland Indians on June 14, 1952, beginning a fifteen-year run in professional ball. He had already played shortstop for the Negro American League's Birmingham Black Barons in the summer of 1951. The right-handed infielder was named Eastern League Most Valuable Player at Reading in 1953, but the big league work came in pieces: 173 games across 1955, 1957, 1958 and 1961, a .231 average with 8 home runs and 26 RBI for Cleveland and the Boston Red Sox. Manager Kirby Farrell said Harrell had such tremendous hands he could play the infield without a glove, and he handled shortstop, third, second and first. In the minors he hit .284 with 114 home runs. He retired in 1966, scouted briefly for Boston, then worked as a probation officer with juveniles in Albany. Siena retired his number 10 in 2006; he is in the Reading Baseball and Albany Sports halls of fame. He died May 6, 2014.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball Almanac · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 293 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 106 | 73 | 26 | 17 | 0 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 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 Billy Harrell card?
It is card #443 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 Harrell, Cleveland Indians.
Is the 1958 Topps Billy Harrell #443 a rookie card?
Yes - #443 is a rookie card, one of 103 in the 1958 Topps set.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Billy Harrell #443 are there?
PSA has graded 293 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.