1958 Topps #41 Dave Hillman
About Dave Hillman
Card #41 in the first series of the 494-card 1958 Topps set shows Dave Hillman with the Chicago Cubs. It reports a 1957 season that began with a relief loss, a few weeks at Portland, and four straight losses in June before a run of three wins. He finished 6-11 with a 4.35 ERA in 32 games, 14 of them starts, and manager Bob Scheffing said early in 1958 that he had to put the ball where he wanted it.
Dave Hillman, born Darius Dutton Hillman in Dungannon, Virginia, was a right-handed pitcher and the first big leaguer ever produced by that tiny southwestern Virginia town or its high school. He reached the majors with the Chicago Cubs in 1955 after Air Force service and five seasons in the minors, and spent parts of five years in Chicago as a swingman who could start or relieve. He moved on to the Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Mets to close out an eight-season career that ran through 1962, going 21-37 with a 3.87 ERA, 296 strikeouts, eight complete games, and one shutout in 188 games. His steadiest stretch came with the late-1950s Cubs, where sharp control -- more than two strikeouts per walk in both 1958 and 1959 -- kept his ERA respectable even when his won-lost record did not reflect it. After baseball he settled in Kingsport, Tennessee, and spent decades selling clothes at his uncle's store, retiring in 1990. He died in 2022 at 95, by then the oldest surviving Cincinnati Reds alumnus.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 322 | 3 | 18 | 141 | 99 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 0 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 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 Dave Hillman card?
It is card #41 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 Dave Hillman, Chicago Cubs.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Dave Hillman #41 are there?
PSA has graded 322 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.