1958 Topps #428B Cincinnati Reds Team
Numerical checklist-back variation - the card back lists the Series 6 checklist in numerical order rather than alphabetically. The numerical back is the recognized scarcer/premium version.
One of the 16 team cards — 1958 was the first year Topps printed checklists on team-card backs.
About the 1958 Cincinnati Reds
The 1958 Topps #428 Cincinnati Redlegs team card reports a 1957 club that went 80-74 under Birdie Tebbetts and finished fourth in the National League, 15 games behind the champion Milwaukee Braves. The Redlegs were in first place at midseason, and their fans, working from pre-marked newspaper ballots and bar-room ballots, voted seven Cincinnati players into the All-Star starting lineup: Ed Bailey, Johnny Temple, Roy McMillan, Don Hoak, Frank Robinson, Gus Bell and Wally Post. Commissioner Ford Frick stepped in, and Willie Mays and Hank Aaron replaced Bell and Post. The club scored 747 runs, second only to Milwaukee, and drew 1,070,850 to Crosley Field. Card #428 was printed in series five, part of the first Topps team cards to carry checklists on the back. This copy is the scarcer numerical-back version, which lists the next series in order by card number, while the alphabetical back is the common one.
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Variations & how to tell them apart
Team checklist-back variation #428
The four Series-5 team cards each exist with two backs: an alphabetical roster (the base/common version) and a numerical Series-6 checklist. The numerical back is the recognized scarcer/premium version (PSA, 2017: Tigers and Orioles numerical backs each fewer than 10 in PSA 8, none higher). Which printed first is undocumented.
- #428 — base card: the back lists the entire set ALPHABETICALLY (A-Z) — the base, more common version. — see the card page
- #428B — Numerical Back: the back carries the team's NUMERICAL Series-6 checklist — the recognized scarcer, premium back. (this page)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 199 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 41 | 57 | 36 | 34 | 0 |
| SGC | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-07-09. Counts cover this variation only; the base version is tracked separately. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8). PSA counts are straight-graded (the +/Q qualifier rows are excluded).
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- #27 Bud Freeman
- #34 Bob Thurman
- #49 Smoky Burgess
- #63 Joe Nuxhall
- #75 Gus Bell
- #103 Jerry Lynch
- #118 Harvey Haddix
- #126 Stan Palys
- #131 Bob Henrich
- #149 Tom Acker
- #157 Dee Fondy
- #160 Don Hoak
- #205 Johnny Temple
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1958 Topps Cincinnati Reds Team card?
It is the Cincinnati Reds team card in 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.
Does the 1958 Topps Cincinnati Reds team card have back variations?
Yes. #428 exists with an alphabetical checklist back (the base, more common version, listing the set A-Z) and a numerical Series-6 checklist back - the recognized scarcer, premium version.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Cincinnati Reds Team #428 are there?
PSA has graded 199 copies and SGC 20 as of the 2026-07-09 snapshot (this variation only). 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.