1958 Topps #209 Bob Anderson
About Bob Anderson
Card #209 in the 1958 Topps set, a third-series issue in a 494-card checklist, is Bob Anderson's rookie card and shows him with the Chicago Cubs. It follows his July 31, 1957 debut against the Dodgers, a ninth-inning relief stint in a 2-1 loss. The Cubs sent him to Fort Worth to start in 1958, and he joined them in late July, finishing 3-3 with a 3.97 ERA in 17 games, eight of them starts.
Robert Carl Anderson (1935-2015) was a 6-foot-4 right-handed pitcher, born in East Chicago, Indiana and raised in Hammond, where the Hammond High School fireballer picked up the nickname the Hammond Hummer. He signed with the Chicago Cubs in July 1954 for $4,000, was the Pacific Coast League's Rookie of the Year in 1956 after a league-record 70 relief appearances for the champion Los Angeles Angels, and debuted for the Cubs on July 31, 1957. Handed the rotation in 1959, he started on Opening Day in both 1959 and 1960 and threw his only big-league shutout, a six-hit 3-0 win over Milwaukee, on August 24, 1959. He was also the Cubs pitcher in the June 30, 1959 game at Wrigley Field in which two baseballs wound up in play against the Cardinals. Shoulder trouble moved him to the bullpen in 1961, and Chicago traded him to Detroit in February 1963. He finished 36-46 with a 4.26 ERA and 502 strikeouts in 246 games, went to Kansas City that November in the Rocky Colavito trade, and spent 1964 in the minors before leaving the game.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 238 | 0 | 9 | 99 | 71 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 0 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 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 Bob Anderson card?
It is card #209 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 Bob Anderson, Chicago Cubs.
Is the 1958 Topps Bob Anderson #209 a rookie card?
Yes - #209 is a rookie card, one of 103 in the 1958 Topps set.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Bob Anderson #209 are there?
PSA has graded 238 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.