1958 Topps #97B Larry Jackson
Yellow-name (YN) lettering variation - the player name is printed in yellow instead of white. The white version is the common counterpart; yellow variants run roughly 2-2.5x scarcer.
Yellow Name lettering variation: the player name is printed in yellow instead of white. PSA population data puts yellow copies at roughly 2-2.5x scarcer than their white counterparts.
About Larry Jackson
1958 Topps #97 comes from the second series, with a common white-letter version and a yellow-name variation, both printed #97 and both showing Jackson with the St. Louis Cardinals. The card reports his 1957 season: he opened in the bullpen, moved into the rotation, went 15-9 with a 3.47 ERA, tied Lindy McDaniel for the club lead in wins and made the National League All-Star team.
Lawrence Curtis Jackson, born June 2, 1931 in Nampa, Idaho, was a right-handed pitcher who spent 14 major league seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies from 1955 to 1968. A junior college All-American tailback at Boise Junior College, he signed with the Cardinals in 1951 and reached St. Louis in 1955. He was an All-Star in 1957, 1958, 1960 and 1963 - the first Idaho native so honored, which moved the state's governor to send a sack of potatoes to every National Leaguer - and he won at least 13 games in each of his last 12 seasons. His best year came in 1964 with the Cubs: 24-11 with a 3.14 ERA and runner-up in the Cy Young voting. He retired with a 194-183 record, a 3.40 ERA and 1,709 strikeouts, the most National League wins since 1900 by any right-hander who never played for a first-place team. Rather than report to the expansion Montreal Expos, he went home to Boise, served four terms in the Idaho Legislature and ran for governor in 1978. The Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame elected him in 1971 and Boise State's athletic hall in 1982. He died in Boise on August 28, 1990.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Variations & how to tell them apart
Yellow Name (YN) #97
Nineteen Series 1/early-2 cards exist with the player name printed in yellow instead of white, including stars Aaron (#30), Kaline (#70) and McDougald (#20).
- #97 — base card: the lettering is printed in WHITE — the base, more common version. — see the card page
- #97B — Yellow Name: the player name is printed in YELLOW — the scarcer version, roughly 2-2.5x tougher than white per PSA populations. (this page)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 151 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 50 | 22 | 33 | 0 |
| SGC | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-07-09. Counts cover this variation only; the base version is tracked separately. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8). PSA counts are straight-graded (the +/Q qualifier rows are excluded).
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Related cards
More Larry Jackson in this set: #97
More St. Louis Cardinals cards:
- #8 Eddie Kasko
- #8B Eddie Kasko (Yellow Name)
- #24 Hobie Landrith
- #24B Hobie Landrith (Yellow Name)
- #53 Morrie Martin
- #53B Morrie Martin (Yellow Name)
- #60 Del Ennis
- #60B Del Ennis (Yellow Name)
- #65 Von McDaniel
- #65B Von McDaniel (Yellow Name)
- #97 Larry Jackson
- #106 Dick Schofield
- #114 Irv Noren
- #125 Alvin Dark
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1958 Topps Larry Jackson card?
It is card #97 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 Larry Jackson, St. Louis Cardinals, and this is the Yellow Name lettering variation.
What is the 1958 Topps Larry Jackson yellow variation?
On this version of #97 the player name is printed in yellow instead of white - one of the set's 33 recognized lettering variations. Yellow copies run roughly 2-2.5x scarcer than the white version per PSA population data.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Larry Jackson #97 are there?
PSA has graded 151 copies and SGC 21 as of the 2026-07-09 snapshot (this variation only). 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.