1958 Topps #48 Chuck Harmon
About Chuck Harmon
Topps #48 shows Harmon with the Philadelphia Phillies, the club he finished 1957 with after a May trade from the Cardinals; he hit .258 that year and played his last major league game in September. The card is in the first series (#1-88) of a 494-card set. In 1958 he was assigned to the Phillies' Triple-A club at Miami.
Chuck Harmon, the tenth of twelve children, grew up in Washington, Indiana, and starred in basketball first, helping Washington High School win Indiana state titles in 1941 and 1942 before playing at the University of Toledo. After Navy service during World War II he signed with the St. Louis Browns system and hit .300 or better in five straight minor league seasons. On April 17, 1954, he pinch-hit for the Cincinnati Redlegs at Milwaukee and became the first African American to play for the Reds. The right-handed utility man appeared at third base, first base and the outfield, and earned the nickname "The Glove" for carrying a special glove for each position. Over four big league seasons with Cincinnati, St. Louis and Philadelphia he hit .238 with seven home runs and 59 RBI in 289 games, and he played his last game on September 15, 1957. He then played in the minors through 1961, scouted for the Indians and Braves, and worked for years in the Hamilton County courts in Cincinnati. Honors include the University of Toledo Athletic Hall of Fame (1977), the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame (1995) and the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame (2014).
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 310 | 0 | 10 | 125 | 96 | 39 | 24 | 16 | 0 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 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 Harmon card?
It is card #48 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 Harmon, Philadelphia Phillies.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Chuck Harmon #48 are there?
PSA has graded 310 copies and SGC 20 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.