1958 Topps #488 Hank Aaron
Part of the Sport Magazine All-Star Selection subset (#475-495) — the first time Topps printed separate All-Star cards, closing the 1958 set with a Hall of Fame-dense 21-card run.
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
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 4,550 | 0 | 10 | 192 | 537 | 912 | 830 | 2,053 | 16 |
| SGC | 2,134 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 117 | 237 | 497 | 1,213 | 47 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-07-09. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Related cards
More Hank Aaron in this set: #30, #30B Yellow Name
More Milwaukee Braves cards:
- #10 Lou Burdette
- #17 Felix Mantilla
- #30 Hank Aaron
- #30B Hank Aaron (Yellow Name)
- #51 Del Rice
- #78 Ernie Johnson
- #78B Ernie Johnson (Yellow Name)
- #83 Bob Hazle
- #110 Johnny Logan
- #117 Frank Torre
- #140 Wes Covington
- #147 Don McMahon
- #164 Bob Taylor
- #176 Bob Buhl
More from the All-Star subset:
- #475 All-Star Managers
- #476 Stan Musial
- #477 Bill Skowron
- #478 Johnny Temple
- #479 Nellie Fox
- #480 Eddie Mathews
- #481 Frank Malzone
- #482 Ernie Banks
- #483 Luis Aparicio
- #484 Frank Robinson
- #485 Ted Williams
- #486 Willie Mays
- #487 Mickey Mantle
- #489 Jackie Jensen
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1958 Topps Hank Aaron card?
It is card #488 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.
What is the 1958 Topps All-Star subset?
Cards #475-495 are the Sport Magazine All-Star Selection subset - the first time Topps printed separate All-Star cards. The 21-card run is dense with Hall of Famers: Musial, Mathews, Banks, Aparicio, F. Robinson, Williams, Mays, Mantle, Aaron and Spahn.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Hank Aaron #488 are there?
PSA has graded 4,550 copies and SGC 2,134 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 2026-10-05.