1958 Topps #255 Bob Turley
About Bob Turley
Bob Turley appears twice in 1958 Topps as a New York Yankee: card #255 in the third series, and card #493 in the Sport Magazine All-Star Selection subset, the first separate All-Star cards Topps printed. Both report 1957, when the right-hander developed a curveball and went 13-6 with a 2.71 ERA in 32 games, fourth best in the American League, as the Yankees won another pennant. He then started Games 3 and 6 of the World Series against Milwaukee.
Bob Turley threw as hard as anyone in the 1950s and walked more men than almost anyone. The St. Louis Browns signed him out of East St. Louis Senior High School in June 1948; after an Army hitch that cost him 1952 and most of 1953, he moved with the franchise to Baltimore, pitched the first Orioles game at Memorial Stadium, and led the American League with 185 strikeouts - and 181 walks - in 1954. That November he was the centerpiece of a 17-player swap with the New York Yankees, still the largest trade in major league history. A no-windup delivery sharpened his control, and 1958 was the season of his life: 21-7, the league lead in wins, two World Series wins over Milwaukee and the Series MVP award, the Cy Young Award and the Hickok Belt. Elbow trouble and bone chips followed. A three-time All-Star, he finished 101-85 in 1963 with the Los Angeles Angels and Boston Red Sox, then went into insurance and financial planning, co-founding the firm that became Primerica.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 363 | 0 | 10 | 93 | 102 | 89 | 37 | 32 | 0 |
| SGC | 48 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 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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More Bob Turley in this set: #493 All-Star
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- #20B Gil McDougald (Yellow Name)
- #43 Sal Maglie
- #54 Norm Siebern
- #61 Darrell Johnson
- #61B Darrell Johnson (Yellow Name)
- #87 Johnny Kucks
- #101 Bobby Richardson
- #101B Bobby Richardson (Yellow Name)
- #127 Tom Sturdivant
- #142 Enos Slaughter
- #150 Mickey Mantle
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1958 Topps Bob Turley card?
It is card #255 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 Turley, New York Yankees.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Bob Turley #255 are there?
PSA has graded 363 copies and SGC 48 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.