1958 Topps #151 Buddy Pritchard
About Buddy Pritchard
Pittsburgh's bonus-rule shortstop had appeared in 23 games the summer before, with one hit in 11 at bats. His 1958 Topps card #151, from the second series, shows him as a Pirate and is a recognised rookie card, though the season itself found him back in the minor leagues.
Harold William Buddy Pritchard was a shortstop and second baseman from South Gate, California, who starred at the University of Southern California, batting .385 in 1956 and earning third-team All-American honors. The Pittsburgh Pirates signed him as a $30,000 bonus baby, outbidding 11 of the other 16 major league clubs. Under the Bonus Rule then in force he had to stay on the big-league roster through 1957, and he played just 23 games with 11 at bats and one hit, a single off Don Newcombe at Forbes Field on May 28. That was his only hit and his only major league season. He then spent eight years in the Pirate farm system, hitting .256, before managing Rookie-level Pittsburgh affiliates and later scouting for the Pirates, Cubs and the Major League Scouting Bureau.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 227 | 0 | 8 | 59 | 64 | 51 | 24 | 20 | 1 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 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 Buddy Pritchard card?
It is card #151 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 Buddy Pritchard, Pittsburgh Pirates.
Is the 1958 Topps Buddy Pritchard #151 a rookie card?
Yes - #151 is a rookie card, one of 103 in the 1958 Topps set.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Buddy Pritchard #151 are there?
PSA has graded 227 copies and SGC 11 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.