1958 Topps #123 Dick Tomanek
About Dick Tomanek
Tomanek began 1958 in Cleveland's bullpen, and on June 15 he went to Kansas City with Roger Maris and Preston Ward for Woodie Held and Vic Power. He finished 7-8 with a 4.50 ERA, five saves and 92 strikeouts in 54 appearances. His Topps card, #123 in the second series of a 494-card set, shows him with the Indians and is his rookie card.
Left-hander Dick Tomanek grew up in Avon Lake, Ohio, and signed with his hometown-area Cleveland Indians at 19 in 1950. Marine Corps service cost him all of 1951 and part of 1952. After a 13-8 season at Triple-A Indianapolis in 1953, he was called up and won his debut on September 25 with a 12-3 complete game over Detroit. A sore elbow, diagnosed as curve ball pitching disease, then sent him back to the minors, and he did not return to Cleveland for more than three years. He worked as a reliever and spot starter in 1957 and 1958, was traded to Kansas City in 1958, and pitched his last major-league game in September 1959. His big-league line reads 10-10 with a 4.95 ERA over 106 games. After baseball he worked for B.F. Goodrich Chemical Company until retiring in 1990.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 221 | 1 | 8 | 73 | 78 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 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 Tomanek card?
It is card #123 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 Tomanek, Cleveland Indians.
Is the 1958 Topps Dick Tomanek #123 a rookie card?
Yes - #123 is a rookie card, one of 103 in the 1958 Topps set.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Dick Tomanek #123 are there?
PSA has graded 221 copies and SGC 14 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.