1958 Topps #318 Frank House
About Frank House
Frank House caught for the Kansas City Athletics in 1958, hitting .252 with four home runs and 24 RBI in 76 games. On April 21 he scored two runs as a pinch-hitter in an eight-run eighth inning of a 9-4 win over Cleveland. His 1958 Topps card #318 shows him with the Kansas City Athletics, in the fourth series of the set.
Frank House was a left-handed-hitting catcher from Bessemer, Alabama, who signed with Detroit out of Hueytown High School in 1948 for one of the biggest bonuses of the time, reported as $75,000 and two automobiles. He debuted in 1950 at age 20 and played ten seasons in the majors with the Tigers, Kansas City Athletics and Cincinnati Reds, batting .248 with 47 home runs and 235 RBI in 653 games. He was known as a solid defensive catcher with a fast release, a strong arm and a good feel for calling a game, and he was skilled at blocking the plate. His best year was 1955, when he hit .259 with 15 home runs and 53 RBI. After baseball he served in the Alabama Legislature and helped create the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1967. He was inducted into that hall in 1975, and a Bessemer golf course carries his name.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 221 | 0 | 13 | 72 | 67 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 Frank House card?
It is card #318 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 Frank House, Kansas City Athletics.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Frank House #318 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.