1958 Topps #112 Gus Zernial
About Gus Zernial
Zernial's 1958 Topps card, #112, sits in the second series and shows him with the Detroit Tigers, who acquired him from Kansas City in a big November 1957 trade. He appeared in 66 games that summer, starting 24 in left field, and hit .323 with five home runs and 23 RBIs in 124 at bats. He also led the American League with 15 pinch hits.
Gus Zernial was a right-handed outfielder from Beaumont, Texas, and one of the most prolific power hitters of the 1950s. After three years in the Navy in World War II, he hit 41 home runs for Burlington in the Carolina League in 1946 and later starred for the Hollywood Stars, where he picked up the nickname Ozark Ike. He reached the White Sox in 1949, then went to the Philadelphia Athletics in a three-team trade in 1951 and led the American League with 33 home runs and all of the majors with 129 runs batted in. He hit a career-high 42 homers in 1953, when he started in left field in the All-Star Game, and stayed with the Athletics when they moved to Kansas City. He finished with Detroit in 1959, with 237 home runs and a .265 average in 1,234 games. Twice he broke a collarbone making diving catches. He was later honored on the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame and is in the Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 377 | 1 | 26 | 162 | 105 | 42 | 27 | 14 | 0 |
| SGC | 32 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 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 Gus Zernial card?
It is card #112 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 Gus Zernial, Detroit Tigers.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Gus Zernial #112 are there?
PSA has graded 377 copies and SGC 32 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.