1958 Topps #175 Marv Throneberry
About Marv Throneberry
Marv Throneberry's 1958 Topps #175 is a recognised rookie card from the second series, showing him in a New York Yankees uniform. It follows a 1957 season with the Denver Bears in which he hit 40 home runs, the third straight year he led the American Association. The card came as he finally made the Yankees for good, a first baseman backing up Bill Skowron.
Marvin Eugene Throneberry was born in Collierville, Tennessee, on September 2, 1933, and grew up on the family farm in nearby Fisherville. A left-handed-hitting, left-handed-throwing first baseman, he signed with the New York Yankees in 1952 after turning down an offer to join his older brother Faye with the Boston Red Sox. He became one of the era's most feared minor-league sluggers, leading the American Association in home runs three straight seasons with the Denver Bears from 1955 through 1957 and taking league MVP honors in 1956. Blocked in New York by Bill Skowron, he got his longest looks only when Skowron was hurt, and he was on the Yankees' 1958 World Series winner. He went to Kansas City in the December 1959 blockbuster that brought Roger Maris to the Yankees, moved on to Baltimore at midseason 1961, and was traded to the expansion New York Mets in May 1962. Over parts of seven major-league seasons he batted .237 with 53 home runs and 170 RBIs. Known as Marvelous Marv, he later poked fun at himself in a long run of Miller Lite commercials. He was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1983 and died of cancer in Fisherville in 1994 at age 60.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 353 | 1 | 9 | 87 | 97 | 83 | 40 | 36 | 0 |
| SGC | 35 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 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 Marv Throneberry card?
It is card #175 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 Marv Throneberry, New York Yankees.
Is the 1958 Topps Marv Throneberry #175 a rookie card?
Yes - #175 is a rookie card, one of 103 in the 1958 Topps set.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Marv Throneberry #175 are there?
PSA has graded 353 copies and SGC 35 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.