1958 Topps #402 Bobby Gene Smith
About Bobby Gene Smith
Bobby Smith's 1958 Topps card, #402 from the fifth series, pictures the outfielder with the St. Louis Cardinals. It follows a 1957 in which he played 93 games and hit .211 with 3 home runs and 18 RBI. The card names him Bobby Gene Smith, a form writers often used, since 1958 had three Bob Smiths in the majors, including pitchers for Pittsburgh and Boston.
Bobby Gene Smith was a right-handed outfielder from Hood River, Oregon, who signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1952 and reached the majors with them on April 16, 1957, at 22. Three seasons later the Cardinals sent him to Philadelphia, trading him with Bill Smith for Carl Sawatski on December 4, 1959, and 1960 turned into his best year in the big leagues: as the Phillies' semi-regular left fielder he set personal highs with 62 hits, four home runs, 27 runs batted in and a .286 average. Writers often wrote him up as Bobby Gene, since two pitching Bob Smiths were also in the majors in 1958. A 23-game turn with the Angels in 1965 closed him out. Over seven seasons and five clubs he hit .243 in 476 games with 234 hits, 35 doubles, five triples, 13 home runs and 96 runs batted in, working 189 games in left field, 123 in center and 62 in right. He batted over .300 across a ten-year minor league career that ended in 1967, and died in Hood River on November 24, 2015, at 81.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 297 | 0 | 12 | 90 | 117 | 42 | 21 | 15 | 0 |
| SGC | 23 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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 Bobby Gene Smith card?
It is card #402 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 Bobby Gene Smith, St. Louis Cardinals.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Bobby Gene Smith #402 are there?
PSA has graded 297 copies and SGC 23 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.