1958 Topps #262 Johnny Groth
About Johnny Groth
Groth spent 1958 as a backup outfielder in his second year back with Detroit, appearing in 88 games and hitting .281 with two home runs and 11 RBI in 146 at-bats. His 1958 Topps card is #262 in the third series of the 494-card set, and it pictures him with the Tigers.
Johnny Groth was a right-handed outfielder from Chicago who played 15 major league seasons between 1946 and 1960, eleven of them with Detroit. After a Navy stint at Great Lakes, where Bob Feller ran the baseball team, he signed with the Tigers and was billed as the next Joe DiMaggio. He hit .340 with 40 home runs for Buffalo in 1948, and in 1949 he hit .293 before a broken wrist ended his season in August. His best year was 1950, when he hit .306 with 12 home runs, 85 RBI, 173 hits and 95 runs, playing all 157 Tigers games. In December 1952 Detroit sent him to the Browns in the Virgil Trucks trade, and he then passed through the White Sox, Senators and Athletics before returning to Detroit in 1957. He retired with a .279 average and 60 home runs in 1,248 games, then scouted for the Braves and Cardinals until 1990. He died in Palm Beach in 2021.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 247 | 0 | 6 | 84 | 93 | 36 | 22 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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 Johnny Groth card?
It is card #262 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 Johnny Groth, Detroit Tigers.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Johnny Groth #262 are there?
PSA has graded 247 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.