Luis Aparicio - 1958 Topps #85
1958 Topps #85 Luis Aparicio
Luis Aparicio, the White Sox's Hall of Fame shortstop. Exists with a yellow-team (YT) lettering variation (#85B).
About Luis Aparicio
Luis Aparicio Montiel (b. 1934, Maracaibo, Venezuela) began his professional career in the Venezuelan winter league in 1953, famously taking over shortstop from his father before the Chicago White Sox signed him. A slick-fielding shortstop nicknamed 'Little Louie' for his slight, 5-foot-9 build, he debuted in 1956 and was named AL Rookie of the Year after leading the league in stolen bases. Aparicio played for the White Sox (1956-62, 1968-70), Baltimore Orioles (1963-67), and Boston Red Sox (1971-73). He won nine Gold Gloves and led the AL in steals in each of his first nine seasons (1956-1964), earning 13 All-Star selections. With second baseman Nellie Fox he formed one of the era's finest double-play combinations. In 1958 he claimed his first Gold Glove and another stolen-base crown, and he later anchored Baltimore's 1966 World Series championship. Aparicio retired with 2,677 hits and 506 steals, and in 1984 became the first Venezuelan elected to the Hall of Fame.
Sources: Baseball-Reference · Wikipedia · SABR BioProject
Variations & how to tell them apart
Yellow Team (YT) #85
Fourteen Series 1/early-2 cards exist with the team/city name printed in yellow instead of white. The white version is the common counterpart; yellow variants run roughly 2-2.5x scarcer.
- #85 — base card: the lettering is printed in WHITE — the base, more common version. (this page)
- #85B — Yellow Team: the team/city name is printed in YELLOW — the scarcer version, roughly 2-2.5x tougher than white per PSA populations. — see the card page
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 572 | 0 | 5 | 66 | 105 | 162 | 104 | 130 | 0 |
| SGC | 143 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 72 | 3 |
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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Related cards
More Luis Aparicio in this set: #85B Yellow Team, #483 All-Star
More Chicago White Sox key cards:
- #85B Luis Aparicio (Yellow Team)
- #100 Early Wynn
- #256 Chicago White Sox Team
- #400 Nellie Fox
- #479 Nellie Fox All-Star
- #483 Luis Aparicio All-Star
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1958 Topps Luis Aparicio card?
It is card #85 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 Luis Aparicio, Chicago White Sox.
Does the 1958 Topps Luis Aparicio #85 have a yellow variation?
Yes - #85 is one of the 33 cards that also exist with yellow lettering. This page covers the common white-letter version; the yellow version runs roughly 2-2.5x scarcer per PSA population data.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Luis Aparicio #85 are there?
PSA has graded 572 copies and SGC 143 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 2026-07-10.