1958 Topps #416 Foster Castleman
About Foster Castleman
Castleman changed teams in the spring of 1958: the Giants, newly in San Francisco, sold his contract to Baltimore for $30,000 in late March. He stayed all year as a reserve infielder, starting 64 games at shortstop in a platoon with Willy Miranda, and hit .170 with 3 home runs and 14 RBI in 98 games. His Topps card #416, from the fifth series of the 494-card 1958 set, shows him with the Orioles and lists him at 5 ft 11 in and 180 pounds.
Foster Castleman was a Nashville-born infielder who grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, and signed with the New York Giants in 1949 after a tryout camp run by player development director Carl Hubbell. Two years in the Navy at San Diego interrupted his climb. He reached the Giants in August 1954, the season they won the World Series, though he did not play in it. In 1956 he became the regular third baseman, started 97 games there and hit 14 home runs, tied for third on the club. Three knee surgeries sapped his mobility, and he was back in Triple-A in 1957. The Orioles bought his contract in 1958 and used him at shortstop in a platoon. He finished his career at Triple-A in 1959 and 1960, leaving the majors with 268 games, a .205 average and 20 home runs. He later worked for a Cincinnati real estate broker and died in November 2020 at age 89.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 268 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 119 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 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 Foster Castleman card?
It is card #416 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 Foster Castleman, Baltimore Orioles.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Foster Castleman #416 are there?
PSA has graded 268 copies and SGC 16 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.