Hank Aaron - 1958 Topps #30B
1958 Topps #30B Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron, a young Milwaukee superstar fresh off his 1957 NL MVP and World Series title. Exists with a scarce yellow-name (YN) lettering variation (#30B), one of the set's most sought yellow variants.
Yellow Name lettering variation: the player name is printed in yellow instead of white. PSA population data puts yellow copies at roughly 2-2.5x scarcer than their white counterparts.
About Hank Aaron
Henry Louis Aaron (1934-2021) entered professional baseball with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League before the Braves purchased his contract in 1952. He debuted with the Milwaukee Braves in 1954 and spent 21 seasons with the franchise in Milwaukee and Atlanta (1954-1974), finishing with the Milwaukee Brewers (1975-1976), chiefly as a right fielder. The slugger nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank" was the 1957 NL MVP, a three-time Gold Glove winner (1958-1960), and a two-time batting champion who played in 24 All-Star Games, a record he shares with Willie Mays and Stan Musial. On April 8, 1974, he passed Babe Ruth with his 715th home run, finishing with 755. Aaron retired as the career leader in home runs, RBIs (2,297), and total bases (6,856), with 3,771 hits and a .305 average. Entering 1958 he was the reigning MVP and World Series champion; the Braves repeated as NL champions that year. Hall of Fame: 1982.
Sources: Baseball-Reference · Wikipedia · SABR BioProject
Variations & how to tell them apart
Yellow Name (YN) #30
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).
- #30 — base card: the lettering is printed in WHITE — the base, more common version. — see the card page
- #30B — Yellow Name: the player name is printed in YELLOW — the scarcer version, roughly 2-2.5x tougher than white per PSA populations. (this page)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 986 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 113 | 157 | 191 | 482 | 4 |
| SGC | 364 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 64 | 244 | 9 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-07-09. Counts cover this variation only; the base version is tracked separately. 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 Hank Aaron in this set: #30, #488 All-Star
More Milwaukee Braves key cards:
- #30 Hank Aaron
- #190 Red Schoendienst
- #270 Warren Spahn
- #351 Braves' Fence Busters
- #377 Milwaukee Braves Team
- #440 Eddie Mathews
- #480 Eddie Mathews All-Star
- #488 Hank Aaron All-Star
- #494 Warren Spahn All-Star
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1958 Topps Hank Aaron card?
It is card #30 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 Hank Aaron, Milwaukee Braves, and this is the Yellow Name lettering variation.
What is the 1958 Topps Hank Aaron yellow variation?
On this version of #30 the player name is printed in yellow instead of white - one of the set's 33 recognized lettering variations. Yellow copies run roughly 2-2.5x scarcer than the white version per PSA population data.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Hank Aaron #30 are there?
PSA has graded 986 copies and SGC 364 as of the 2026-07-09 snapshot (this variation only). 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 2026-07-10.