Birdie's Young Sluggers - Ed Bailey / Birdie Tebbetts / Frank Robinson - 1958 Topps #386
1958 Topps #386 Birdie's Young Sluggers - Ed Bailey / Birdie Tebbetts / Frank Robinson
One of the nine multi-player combination cards in the 1958 set — the format Topps had introduced a year earlier with the 1957 Dodgers' Sluggers and Yankees' Power Hitters.
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This combination card groups Cincinnati manager Birdie Tebbetts with two of his young sluggers, catcher Ed Bailey and outfielder Frank Robinson. Robinson was the prize: the 1956 National League Rookie of the Year, he tied a major-league record with 38 home runs as a rookie and was blossoming into a superstar for the club then known as the Redlegs. Bailey was a power-hitting, multiple-time All-Star catcher, and Tebbetts managed Cincinnati during the mid-1950s. The card reflects the Redlegs' identity as a hard-hitting team of that decade. Frank Robinson went on to a Hall of Fame career and remains the only player voted MVP in both leagues.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 831 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 184 | 231 | 160 | 165 | 1 |
| SGC | 125 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 31 | 47 | 2 |
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 Birdie's Young Sluggers card?
It is a multi-player combination card in 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.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Birdie's Young Sluggers #386 are there?
PSA has graded 831 copies and SGC 125 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 2026-07-10.