1958 Topps #426 Johnny O'Brien
About Johnny O'Brien
O'Brien's 1958 was a brief one. He got into 15 games split between Pittsburgh and St. Louis, batting just three times, and threw two innings in one relief outing. His Topps #426 comes from the fifth series of the set and pictures him with the Pirates, between Sammy Esposito and Al Worthington.
Johnny O'Brien was a second baseman and reliever from South Amboy, New Jersey, who played six major league seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Braves between 1953 and 1959. He and his twin brother Eddie were stars at Seattle University, where Johnny became the first player in NCAA history to score 1,000 points in a season and, at 5 feet 9 inches, the shortest All-American. Both chose baseball over the NBA and signed with Pittsburgh, and they became the second set of twins in major league history to play for the same team in the same game. Johnny hit .250 with four home runs in 339 games and also pitched in 25 games, mostly in relief. After baseball he settled in Seattle, served as a King County commissioner from 1962 to 1973, and later became the Kingdome's first operations manager. He died in 2025.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 395 | 0 | 19 | 147 | 135 | 58 | 22 | 14 | 0 |
| SGC | 26 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 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 O'Brien card?
It is card #426 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 O'Brien, Pittsburgh Pirates.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Johnny O'Brien #426 are there?
PSA has graded 395 copies and SGC 26 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.