1958 Topps #101 Bobby Richardson
About Bobby Richardson
Card #101 came out of the second series of 1958 Topps. It looks back on 1957, when Richardson took over second base from Billy Martin, hit .256 in 97 games and made his first All-Star team. By September Jerry Coleman was taking starts from him, and in the World Series against Milwaukee Casey Stengel stuck with Coleman, leaving Richardson two games as a pinch-runner and defensive replacement. Collectors also chase #101 with his name lettered in yellow rather than white.
Bobby Richardson was a second baseman who spent his entire twelve-year career with the New York Yankees, from 1955 through 1966. He signed out of Edmunds High School in Sumter, South Carolina, on the day he graduated, and broke in as a light-hitting reserve behind Billy Martin, Gil McDougald and Jerry Coleman before settling in as the regular second baseman in 1959, the year he hit .301. He teamed with shortstop Tony Kubek and third baseman Clete Boyer to form one of the sharpest infields of the era, winning five straight Gold Gloves from 1961 through 1965. A contact hitter who almost never struck out - 243 times in twelve seasons - he led the American League in at bats three times and in hits once, with 209 in 1962. He was an eight-time All-Star and played in seven World Series, batting .305 in them, and in 1960 he became the only World Series MVP ever chosen from the losing team, driving in a record twelve runs, six of them in a single game. He retired after the 1966 season, still only 31, to spend more time with his family, and later coached college baseball at South Carolina, Coastal Carolina and Liberty.
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Variations & how to tell them apart
Yellow Name (YN) #101
Nineteen Series 1/early-2 cards exist with the player name printed in yellow instead of white, including stars Aaron (#30), Kaline (#70) and McDougald (#20).
- #101 — base card: the lettering is printed in WHITE — the base, more common version. (this page)
- #101B — Yellow Name: the player name is printed in YELLOW — the scarcer version, roughly 2-2.5x tougher than white per PSA populations. — see the card page
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 707 | 1 | 10 | 131 | 190 | 144 | 110 | 121 | 0 |
| SGC | 143 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 37 | 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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Related cards
More Bobby Richardson in this set: #101B Yellow Name
More New York Yankees cards:
- #9 Hank Bauer
- #20 Gil McDougald
- #20B Gil McDougald (Yellow Name)
- #43 Sal Maglie
- #54 Norm Siebern
- #61 Darrell Johnson
- #61B Darrell Johnson (Yellow Name)
- #87 Johnny Kucks
- #101B Bobby Richardson (Yellow Name)
- #127 Tom Sturdivant
- #142 Enos Slaughter
- #150 Mickey Mantle
- #161 Don Larsen
- #175 Marv Throneberry
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1958 Topps Bobby Richardson card?
It is card #101 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 Richardson, New York Yankees.
Does the 1958 Topps Bobby Richardson #101 have a yellow variation?
Yes - #101 is one of the 33 cards that also exist with yellow lettering. This page covers the common white-letter version; the yellow version runs roughly 2-2.5x scarcer per PSA population data.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Bobby Richardson #101 are there?
PSA has graded 707 copies and SGC 143 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.