1958 Topps #8 Eddie Kasko
About Eddie Kasko
Eddie Kasko appears on 1958 Topps #8 in the first series, in St. Louis Cardinals colors, after a 1957 debut season of 134 games and a .273 average, mostly at third base. The card exists in common white lettering and in a yellow-name variation, and both are printed #8. He married in February 1958, and that year he played mostly shortstop, with 77 games there, and hit .220.
Eddie Kasko was a right-handed-hitting shortstop and third baseman who played ten major league seasons, from 1957 through 1966, with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Colt .45s and Astros, and Boston Red Sox. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey and raised in Linden, he debuted with the Cardinals on April 18, 1957, becoming the first Linden High School graduate to reach the majors. A six-player trade sent him to Cincinnati after the 1958 season, and across five years there he moved between third base and shortstop, leading National League third basemen in fielding percentage in 1960 and NL shortstops in that category in 1964 after a trade to Houston. He made the 1961 National League All-Star team and started all five games at shortstop in that year's World Series against the New York Yankees, batting .318. Over 1,077 games he hit .264 with 935 hits, 146 doubles, 22 home runs and 261 RBI. He retired after the 1966 season, managed the Red Sox from 1970 through 1973, and stayed with the club two more decades as a scout, scouting director and front-office executive. Boston elected him to the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2010; he died in 2020 at 88.
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Variations & how to tell them apart
Yellow Name (YN) #8
Nineteen Series 1/early-2 cards exist with the player name printed in yellow instead of white, including stars Aaron (#30), Kaline (#70) and McDougald (#20).
- #8 — base card: the lettering is printed in WHITE — the base, more common version. (this page)
- #8B — Yellow Name: the player name is printed in YELLOW — the scarcer version, roughly 2-2.5x tougher than white per PSA populations. — see the card page
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 254 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 92 | 50 | 41 | 22 | 0 |
| SGC | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 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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Related cards
More Eddie Kasko in this set: #8B Yellow Name
More St. Louis Cardinals cards:
- #8B Eddie Kasko (Yellow Name)
- #24 Hobie Landrith
- #24B Hobie Landrith (Yellow Name)
- #53 Morrie Martin
- #53B Morrie Martin (Yellow Name)
- #60 Del Ennis
- #60B Del Ennis (Yellow Name)
- #65 Von McDaniel
- #65B Von McDaniel (Yellow Name)
- #97 Larry Jackson
- #97B Larry Jackson (Yellow Name)
- #106 Dick Schofield
- #114 Irv Noren
- #125 Alvin Dark
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1958 Topps Eddie Kasko card?
It is card #8 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 Eddie Kasko, St. Louis Cardinals.
Does the 1958 Topps Eddie Kasko #8 have a yellow variation?
Yes - #8 is one of the 33 cards that also exist with yellow lettering. This page covers the common white-letter version; the yellow version runs roughly 2-2.5x scarcer per PSA population data.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Eddie Kasko #8 are there?
PSA has graded 254 copies and SGC 22 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.