1958 Topps #460 Chuck Essegian
About Chuck Essegian
Chuck Essegian's rookie card is #460, from the sixth series of 1958 Topps, and it shows him with the Philadelphia Phillies. His pro path ran through the minors: he spent four full years with Sacramento or its affiliates in the Pacific Coast League before the Phillies acquired him in 1957. He joined the Phillies in 1958 and played 39 games with five home runs.
Chuck Essegian was a right-handed-hitting outfielder and pinch hitter, born August 9, 1931, in Boston and raised in Los Angeles. At Stanford he was a twice All-Pacific Coast Conference linebacker, played in the 1952 Rose Bowl, and set an intercollegiate record with 13 home runs as a senior. He signed with Sacramento of the Pacific Coast League in 1953 and debuted for the Philadelphia Phillies on April 15, 1958, then played for the Cardinals, Dodgers, Orioles, Athletics and Indians across six big-league seasons. For the 1959 Dodgers he hit two pinch-hit home runs in the World Series against the Chicago White Sox, a Series record equaled since only by Boston's Bernie Carbo in 1975; he was also the second man after Jackie Jensen to appear in both a Rose Bowl and a World Series. He finished at .255 with 47 home runs and 150 RBI in 404 games, spent 1964 with the Kintetsu Buffaloes in Japan, and later practiced law in Southern California until retiring in 1987.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 352 | 0 | 9 | 114 | 142 | 56 | 20 | 11 | 0 |
| SGC | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 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 Chuck Essegian card?
It is card #460 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 Chuck Essegian, Philadelphia Phillies.
Is the 1958 Topps Chuck Essegian #460 a rookie card?
Yes - #460 is a rookie card, one of 103 in the 1958 Topps set.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Chuck Essegian #460 are there?
PSA has graded 352 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.