1958 Topps #391 Dave Melton
About Dave Melton
Melton's rookie card #391 comes from Series 5 and shows him with the Kansas City Athletics, for whom he had played three games in 1956. In 1958 he returned to the Athletics for nine games, going hitless in six at-bats, and his last major league game came on June 11. No variation of the card is catalogued.
Dave Melton was an outfielder born in Pampa, Texas, who attended high school in Coronado, California, and played college baseball at Stanford. His professional career was spent almost entirely on the West Coast, and he became a popular member of the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League. In 1955 he batted .299 for the Seals and set career highs with 19 home runs, 116 runs batted in and 184 hits. The major leagues gave him only a brief look with the Kansas City Athletics, in 1956 and 1958. He appeared in 12 games in all and came to bat nine times, and his single hit was a single off Detroit's Frank Lary in his first big league at bat on April 17, 1956. He threw and batted right-handed. His minor league playing days ran, with gaps, from 1950 through 1962. He died in Cupertino, California, in 2008.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 255 | 0 | 8 | 96 | 83 | 36 | 20 | 12 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 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 Melton card?
It is card #391 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 Melton, Kansas City Athletics.
Is the 1958 Topps Dave Melton #391 a rookie card?
Yes - #391 is a rookie card, one of 103 in the 1958 Topps set.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Dave Melton #391 are there?
PSA has graded 255 copies and SGC 18 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.