1958 Topps #266 Connie Johnson
About Connie Johnson
Johnson's 1958 Topps card is #266, part of Series Four, and shows him with the Baltimore Orioles. He was the Orioles' Opening Day starter that April and beat Washington 6-1 at Memorial Stadium. His last big league year finished 6-9 with a 3.88 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 26 games, 17 of them starts, after his 14-win 1957.
Connie Johnson, born Clifford Johnson Jr. in Stone Mountain, Georgia, in 1922, reached the majors at 30 after a long career in Black baseball. At 17 he was the youngest player selected for the Negro Leagues East-West game, and he pitched for the Kansas City Monarchs alongside Satchel Paige, winning the Negro Leagues' George Stovey Award as top pitcher in 1946 and earning the win in the 1950 East-West game. After Army service and a return to the Monarchs, he pitched in Canada in 1951, then at Colorado Springs, where he set a Western League record with 233 strikeouts in 1952. He debuted with the Chicago White Sox on April 17, 1953, becoming the first Black pitcher for the club. Traded to Baltimore in 1956, he had his best year in 1957 with 14 wins, a 3.20 ERA and 242 innings. He went 40-39 with a 3.44 ERA in five big league seasons, later pitching in Vancouver and Mexico. He died in 2004.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 297 | 0 | 8 | 107 | 92 | 47 | 23 | 20 | 0 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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 Connie Johnson card?
It is card #266 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 Connie Johnson, Baltimore Orioles.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Connie Johnson #266 are there?
PSA has graded 297 copies and SGC 17 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.