1958 Topps #344 Bob Porterfield
About Bob Porterfield
Porterfield's 1958 began in Boston, where he pitched only a couple of games before the Pirates purchased him, and he finished the year 4-6 with five saves in relief. His Topps #344 shows him with the Red Sox, printed in the fourth series of the set. He shares that stretch of the set with Orlando Cepeda's rookie card at #343.
Bob Porterfield was a right-handed pitcher from Virginia who reached the majors with the Yankees in 1948 after leading the International League in ERA in the minors. Traded to the Washington Senators in June 1951, he became a workhorse starter. In 1953 he led the American League with 22 wins, 24 complete games and nine shutouts, finished seventh in MVP voting and was named The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year. He made the 1954 All-Star team and led the league in complete games that season. His form faded after 1955, and Washington sent him to the Red Sox that November. He later pitched in relief for Pittsburgh and the Cubs, finishing in 1959 with an 87-97 record and a 3.79 ERA. After baseball he worked as a welder for Westinghouse. He was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 251 | 0 | 10 | 85 | 97 | 36 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 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 Bob Porterfield card?
It is card #344 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 Porterfield, Boston Red Sox.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Bob Porterfield #344 are there?
PSA has graded 251 copies and SGC 13 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.