1958 Topps #59 Dave Sisler
About Dave Sisler
1958 Topps #59 pictures Dave Sisler with the Boston Red Sox in the set's first series. It reports 1957, his year as a rotation regular: 22 games, 19 starts, a 7-8 record and a 4.71 ERA over 122 1/3 innings. He stood 7-4 after beating the Yankees on July 4, then lost his last four decisions.
Dave Sisler (1931-2011) was a right-handed pitcher who spent seven seasons in the major leagues from 1956 to 1962, appearing with the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, and Cincinnati Reds. Born in St. Louis, he was the son of Hall of Fame first baseman George Sisler and the brother of major leaguer Dick Sisler. He starred in baseball and basketball at Princeton, signed with Boston in October 1952, and graduated magna cum laude in 1953. He pitched that summer for Albany of the Class A Eastern League, then spent 1954 and 1955 in the U.S. Army before reaching Boston in 1956, a season that ended with Boston writers voting him the club's top rookie. Sisler worked mostly as a starter in his early Red Sox years, winning 24 games from 1956 through 1958, then shifted to relief after a May 1959 trade to Detroit. The expansion Washington Senators drafted him in December 1960, and he saved a career-high 11 games in 1961 before finishing his major league run with the Reds in 1962. Overall he went 38-44 with a 4.33 ERA and 29 saves in 247 games. He later spent more than 30 years with the investment firm A.G. Edwards, rising to vice-chairman.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 210 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 79 | 43 | 20 | 15 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 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 Sisler card?
It is card #59 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 Sisler, Boston Red Sox.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Dave Sisler #59 are there?
PSA has graded 210 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.