1958 Topps #157 Dee Fondy
About Dee Fondy
Fondy's 1958 Topps #157 shows him with the Cincinnati Redlegs, who acquired him from Pittsburgh in December 1957 in a swap for Ted Kluszewski. It was issued in Series Two of a 494-card set, and it follows his .313 season of 1957. In 1958 George Crowe took over first base, Fondy moved to the outfield, and he hit .218 in 89 games.
Dee Fondy was a left-handed first baseman, 6 ft 3 in and 195 pounds, who played in the majors from 1951 to 1958. He came up in the Brooklyn Dodgers organization out of Fort Worth, but Gil Hodges blocked his path at first base. Fondy served in the U.S. Army in World War II and landed at Utah Beach in Normandy in 1944. He opened his big league career by hitting a bases-loaded triple in his first at-bat on opening day 1951 for the Cubs, and he stayed with the Cubs through 1956, hitting .300 in 1952 and .309 in 1953 with 18 home runs. In January 1957 he was sent to Pittsburgh, and he led the National League batting race in early June on his way to a .313 season. He later played for Cincinnati, and he finished with 1,000 hits and a .286 career average. He was the last man to bat at Ebbets Field, grounding out on September 24, 1957. After playing, he scouted for the Mets and Brewers and signed Paul Molitor.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 325 | 0 | 16 | 142 | 90 | 50 | 16 | 11 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 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 Dee Fondy card?
It is card #157 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 Dee Fondy, Cincinnati Reds.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Dee Fondy #157 are there?
PSA has graded 325 copies and SGC 13 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.