1958 Topps #469 Don Ferrarese
About Don Ferrarese
Card #469 in the sixth series of the 494-card 1958 Topps set pictures left-hander Don Ferrarese with the Cleveland Indians. The season it reports was a brief one for Baltimore: eight games, two starts, 19 innings and a 1-1 record with a 4.74 ERA. It sits in the sixth and final series, a few numbers ahead of the Sport Magazine All-Star Selection subset (#475-495) that closes the checklist.
Donald Hugh Ferrarese, a left-handed pitcher born June 19, 1929, in Oakland, California, pitched in the majors from 1955 to 1962 for the Orioles, Indians, White Sox, Phillies and Cardinals, finishing 19-36 with a 4.00 ERA and 350 strikeouts. He graduated from Acalanes High School in Lafayette, California, enrolled at Saint Mary's College, and left after his freshman year to sign with his hometown Oakland Oaks in June 1948, three days before he turned 19; the Oaks sent him to Class C Stockton of the California League. Army service during the Korean War cost him the 1951 and 1952 seasons. Back with the Oaks in 1954 under manager Chuck Dressen, who taught him to throw his curve and helped his control, he won 18 games and struck out 184. Standing 5-foot-9 and 170 pounds, Ferrarese debuted with Baltimore on April 11, 1955, worked as both starter and reliever, and grew into a left-handed specialist late in his career, holding lefty batters to a .214 average. He also had a memorable day at the plate, collecting three doubles in a game for Cleveland. Ferrarese died November 4, 2024, in Durango, Colorado, at age 95.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 463 | 0 | 11 | 159 | 178 | 76 | 18 | 21 | 0 |
| SGC | 26 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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 Don Ferrarese card?
It is card #469 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 Don Ferrarese, Cleveland Indians.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Don Ferrarese #469 are there?
PSA has graded 463 copies and SGC 26 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.