1958 Topps #38 Dick Gernert
About Dick Gernert
Card #38 in the first series of the 494-card 1958 Topps set shows Dick Gernert with the Boston Red Sox. It reports a 1957 season that began with him as Opening Day first baseman after a strong comeback year. He hit .237 with 14 home runs and 58 RBI in 99 games, sharing first base with Mickey Vernon, and the card sends the right-handed slugger into a year he would finish with 20 homers.
Dick Gernert was a 6-foot-3 right-handed first baseman from Reading, Pennsylvania, who played football, basketball and baseball at Temple University and was signed by Red Sox scout Charlie Wagner after two big summers with Kentville in the Nova Scotia Senior League. He debuted for Boston on April 16, 1952, hit 19 home runs as a rookie, then took the first-base job in 1953 and belted 21. Hepatitis wrecked his 1954 and 1955 seasons, but he returned to bat a career-high .291 in 1956 and hit 20 homers in 1958, sharing the position across the decade with Vic Wertz, Norm Zauchin, Mickey Vernon and Pete Runnels. On November 21, 1959, Boston traded him to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Marshall and Dave Hillman, the first interleague trade made without waivers. Detroit, Cincinnati and expansion Houston followed, and he finished 11 seasons at .254 with 103 home runs and 402 RBIs. He later managed in the minors, coached for the Texas Rangers and scouted for decades, most notably for the New York Mets. His uncle, Dom Dallessandro, was also a major leaguer.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 284 | 0 | 11 | 94 | 92 | 54 | 15 | 18 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 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 Dick Gernert card?
It is card #38 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 Dick Gernert, Boston Red Sox.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Dick Gernert #38 are there?
PSA has graded 284 copies and SGC 12 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.