1958 Topps #378 Hank Sauer
About Hank Sauer
Hank Sauer's 1958 Topps card is #378, from the fifth series of the 494-card set, and shows him with the San Francisco Giants in the club's first year on the West Coast. It reports 1957, the Giants' last year in New York, when the 40-year-old outfielder hit 26 home runs with 76 RBI in 127 games, second on the team only to Willie Mays.
Hank Sauer was a right-handed slugging left fielder from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who spent more than a decade in the minor leagues before becoming one of the National League's most feared power hitters. Signed by the New York Yankees in 1937, he moved through their farm system until Cincinnati took him in the minor league draft, and although he reached the Reds for brief looks as early as 1941, he did not stay in the majors for good until Cincinnati made him a regular at age 31 in 1948. A June 1949 trade sent him to the Chicago Cubs, where his popularity earned him the nickname the Mayor of Wrigley Field. He hit 30 or more home runs six times in the seven seasons from 1948 through 1954, twice hitting three homers in a single game against the same pitcher, Curt Simmons of the Phillies. His finest season came in 1952, when he tied Ralph Kiner for the league home run lead with 37, drove in a major league best 121 runs and was named National League Most Valuable Player. A two-time All-Star, he played for Cincinnati, the Cubs, St. Louis and the Giants before retiring in 1959 with 288 home runs, then coached and scouted for the Giants. He is a member of the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 321 | 1 | 4 | 85 | 121 | 54 | 35 | 21 | 0 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 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 Hank Sauer card?
It is card #378 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 Sauer, San Francisco Giants.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Hank Sauer #378 are there?
PSA has graded 321 copies and SGC 20 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.