1958 Topps #42 John Roseboro
About John Roseboro
John Roseboro's 1958 Topps #42 is a print series 1 rookie card showing him with the Los Angeles Dodgers. It follows 1957, when Brooklyn called him up in June as an emergency first baseman for the injured Gil Hodges. He played 35 games and hit .145 with 2 home runs, spending the rest of the year on the bench and in the bullpen as third-string catcher.
John Roseboro was an American catcher who played in the major leagues from 1957 through 1970, almost all of it with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. Born May 13, 1933 in Ashland, Ohio, he signed with Brooklyn in 1952 and spent five years in the minors before reaching Brooklyn in June 1957. He inherited the Dodgers' catching job in 1958 after a car accident ended Roy Campanella's career, and he held it through 1967. A four-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove winner, he caught four Dodgers pennant winners and three championship clubs, and Sandy Koufax said that with Roseboro out there he never felt alone. So quiet that the game nicknamed him "Gabby," he is still best known for August 22, 1965, when Giants pitcher Juan Marichal hit him over the head with a bat. Minnesota acquired him after the 1967 season, and he caught the 1969 American League West champion Twins before a final year with the Washington Senators. He finished with 1,585 games, a .249 average, 104 home runs and 548 runs batted in, and died in Los Angeles on August 16, 2002.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 390 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 95 | 114 | 60 | 68 | 0 |
| SGC | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 1 |
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 Roseboro card?
It is card #42 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 Roseboro, Los Angeles Dodgers.
Is the 1958 Topps John Roseboro #42 a rookie card?
Yes - #42 is a rookie card, one of 103 in the 1958 Topps set.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps John Roseboro #42 are there?
PSA has graded 390 copies and SGC 42 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.