1958 Topps #309 Gail Harris
About Gail Harris
Topps #309 pictures Harris with the Detroit Tigers, who acquired him from the Giants in January with Ozzie Virgil for Jim Finigan and cash. He became the regular first baseman in mid-June and hit .273 with 20 home runs and 83 RBI in 134 games. The card is in the fourth series (#265-352) of the 494-card set.
Gail Harris was a left-handed first baseman from Abingdon, Virginia, who signed with the New York Giants at 18 in 1950 and spent five and a half seasons in their farm system before debuting on June 3, 1955. He started at first for the Giants that year but hit only .232, then lost the job to Bill White. In 1957, the Giants' last season in New York, he was the backup first baseman, and on September 21 he hit the last home run by a New York Giants player, off Red Witt of Pittsburgh. Traded to Detroit in January 1958, he had his best year and hit 20 home runs, taking over as the Tigers' regular first baseman in mid-June. His production dropped in 1959, and after eight games in 1960 he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Sandy Amoros. He finished at Triple-A in 1961. In 437 major league games he hit .240 with 51 home runs. He later worked in insurance sales and lived in Manassas, Virginia; his son Mark became a minor league hitting coach. He died in 2012.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 232 | 1 | 11 | 82 | 73 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 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 Gail Harris card?
It is card #309 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 Gail Harris, Detroit Tigers.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Gail Harris #309 are there?
PSA has graded 232 copies and SGC 13 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.