1958 Topps #415 Bob Bowman
About Bob Bowman
Bowman hit .288 with 8 home runs and 24 RBI in 91 games for the 1958 Phillies, who finished last in the National League. Used mostly as a reserve outfielder, he was the majors' top pinch-hitter, going 13-for-32 (.406), and hit three pinch-hit home runs. His Topps card #415 comes from Series Five of the 494-card set, numbered between Sammy White and Foster Castleman, and shows him with the Phillies.
Bob Bowman was an outfielder from Laytonville, California, who grew up in San Jose and starred at Lincoln High School, then went on to Napa Junior College and San Jose State. He began pro ball in 1950 with Klamath Falls as a pitcher and was moved to the outfield, where he developed an arm considered among the best in the National League. He reached the Philadelphia Phillies on April 16, 1955, running for Richie Ashburn, and spent all five of his big-league seasons with the club, hitting 17 home runs with a .249 average. Streaky and often a reserve behind stronger outfield competition, he became best known as a pinch-hitter. A knee injury suffered in winter ball in Venezuela dogged his last season, 1959, when he even pitched in five games. He died in San Jose in 2017.
Sources: SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 337 | 0 | 10 | 108 | 124 | 57 | 27 | 11 | 0 |
| SGC | 22 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 Bowman card?
It is card #415 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 Bowman, Philadelphia Phillies.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Bob Bowman #415 are there?
PSA has graded 337 copies and SGC 22 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.