1958 Topps #96 Joe Durham
About Joe Durham
Durham spent 1958 in the minors. After the Orioles reacquired Gene Woodling and Dick Williams shortly before Opening Day, he went to Triple-A Vancouver, had his jaw broken by a pitch from Portland's John Buzhardt, and still hit .285 with a club-best 18 homers and 85 RBI in 135 games. His Topps #96, a second-series card showing him with Baltimore, is his rookie card.
Joe Durham, an outfielder from Newport News, Virginia, played parts of three major league seasons: ten games for the 1954 Baltimore Orioles, 77 in 1957, and six for the 1959 St. Louis Cardinals, finishing with a .188 average and five home runs. Before that he starred at Collis P. Huntington High School, played semipro ball, spent 1952 with the Negro American League's Chicago American Giants, and in 1953 helped integrate the Class B Piedmont League with York. In September 1954 he became the first African American to start a game for the Orioles, and days later hit the first home run by a Black player in the club's modern history. Two years of Army service followed. After his playing career he worked for the Orioles for more than a half-century.
Sources: SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 262 | 1 | 11 | 105 | 87 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0 |
| SGC | 19 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 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 Joe Durham card?
It is card #96 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 Joe Durham, Baltimore Orioles.
Is the 1958 Topps Joe Durham #96 a rookie card?
Yes - #96 is a rookie card, one of 103 in the 1958 Topps set.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Joe Durham #96 are there?
PSA has graded 262 copies and SGC 19 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.