1958 Topps #384 John Goryl
About John Goryl
1958 Topps #384 is Johnny Goryl's rookie card, a fifth-series issue showing him with the Chicago Cubs. The reported season is short: he made his debut on September 20, 1957 and played nine games, hitting .211 in 38 at-bats. The infielder then stayed on the Cubs roster, and the card's year became an 83-game season at second and third base, with a .242 average and four home runs.
John Albert Goryl was born October 21, 1933, in Cumberland, Rhode Island, and signed with the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1951. A right-handed infielder listed at 5-foot-10 and 175 pounds, he spent seven full seasons in the minors, passing through the Braves, Baltimore and Chicago Cubs chains, before debuting with the Cubs on September 20, 1957. He played 117 games over three seasons in Chicago (1957-59), mostly at second and third base, then was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 8, 1960, going west alongside Ron Perranoski, Lee Handley and $25,000 in the deal that brought Don Zimmer to Chicago. Two more years in the minors followed until Minnesota selected him from the Dodgers in the Rule 5 major league draft in November 1961, and he finished his playing days with the Twins in 1964. In all he batted .225 with 134 hits, 16 home runs and 48 RBIs in 276 big-league games. He later managed in the Twins farm system and coached third base for them, replacing Gene Mauch as Minnesota manager in August 1980 and finishing 34-38 as a big-league skipper. Decades of coaching and player-development work with Cleveland followed; he won the Mike Coolbaugh Award in 2012 and was elected to the Cleveland Guardians Distinguished Hall of Fame in 2024.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 245 | 0 | 8 | 82 | 78 | 43 | 18 | 16 | 0 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 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 John Goryl card?
It is card #384 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 John Goryl, Chicago Cubs.
Is the 1958 Topps John Goryl #384 a rookie card?
Yes - #384 is a rookie card, one of 103 in the 1958 Topps set.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps John Goryl #384 are there?
PSA has graded 245 copies and SGC 17 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.