1958 Topps #183 Dave Jolly
About Dave Jolly
Jolly's 1958 Topps card is #183, a single-player card in Series Three, the block that runs from #177 to #264. It shows him with the San Francisco Giants, who bought his contract from Milwaukee on October 15, 1957, a month after his last game with the Braves, a September 14 outing against the Dodgers. The card is a snapshot of that winter move, and the Giants' first West Coast season came without him on the mound.
Dave Jolly was a right-handed reliever from Stony Point, North Carolina, who reached the majors at 28 after a long minor-league climb through the Browns, Reds and Yankees systems and a wartime Army stint in France and Germany. Drafted by the Boston Braves in December 1952, he pitched for Milwaukee from 1953 to 1957 and finished with a 16-14 record, 19 saves and a 3.77 ERA in 159 games. His best year was 1954, when he went 11-6 with 10 saves and a 2.43 ERA and made his only big-league start, ten innings against Brooklyn. Calm on the mound, he was nicknamed Gabby by bullpen mate Ernie Johnson, a joke on his quiet nature. He hit .292 for his career, including one home run off Curt Simmons. He was on the Braves' 1957 World Series champions but did not appear in the Series, and he died in 1963 at 38.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 264 | 1 | 14 | 100 | 74 | 42 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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 Jolly card?
It is card #183 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 Jolly, San Francisco Giants.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Dave Jolly #183 are there?
PSA has graded 264 copies and SGC 16 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.