1958 Topps #252 Bob Trowbridge
About Bob Trowbridge
Trowbridge worked mainly out of the Milwaukee bullpen in 1958, going 1-3 with a 3.93 ERA in 27 games and striking out 31 in 55 innings. One standout outing came August 3, when he threw seven innings of no-hit relief in a 4-3 win over San Francisco. The Braves won the pennant again. His Topps card, #252 in the third series, shows him with Milwaukee and is his rookie card.
Right-hander Bob Trowbridge came out of Hudson, New York, and signed with the Boston Braves in 1950, winning 16 games at Eau Claire in his first season. Three years in the Air Force at Nellis Air Force Base followed, and he did not return to organized ball until 1954. After a 13-8 year at Toledo in 1955 he made the Milwaukee Braves in 1956 and posted a 2.66 ERA as a rookie. In 1957 he won seven games, threw a three-hit shutout against the Cubs on September 2 with nine strikeouts, and pitched an inning in relief in the World Series as Milwaukee beat the Yankees. Sold to Kansas City after 1959, he pitched his last major-league game in July 1960, finishing 13-13 with a 3.95 ERA. He died in Hudson in 1980 at 49 and was named to the inaugural class of the Capital District Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 222 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 81 | 35 | 20 | 17 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 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 Trowbridge card?
It is card #252 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 Trowbridge, Milwaukee Braves.
Is the 1958 Topps Bob Trowbridge #252 a rookie card?
Yes - #252 is a rookie card, one of 103 in the 1958 Topps set.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Bob Trowbridge #252 are there?
PSA has graded 222 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.