1958 Topps #247 Casey Wise
About Casey Wise
Wise spent 1958 with the Milwaukee Braves, sent down early and recalled in July after Red Schoendienst broke a finger, then filling in at second and short as the club won its second straight pennant. He hit .197 in 31 games and had one World Series at-bat, a pinch-hit strikeout. His #247 in the 1958 Topps set, a third-series card, shows him as a Brave.
Kendall Cole Wise, called Casey from his initials K.C., was an infielder born in Lafayette, Indiana, the son of longtime baseball scout Hughie Wise. The Cubs outbid the Braves for him in 1952, and after a strong 1956 with the Pacific Coast League champion Los Angeles Angels he arrived in Chicago touted as a top prospect. His four major league seasons, 1957 to 1960 with the Cubs, Milwaukee Braves and Detroit Tigers, were a rollercoaster: he was sent to Triple-A every year and hit .174 in 126 games. His best day came on April 24, 1960, when he homered twice for Detroit. He left the majors, later earned dental and orthodontic degrees at the University of Tennessee, and in 1968 became the first orthodontist in Naples, Florida, where he practiced until 1991.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 251 | 1 | 13 | 90 | 77 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 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 Casey Wise card?
It is card #247 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 Casey Wise, Milwaukee Braves.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Casey Wise #247 are there?
PSA has graded 251 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.