1958 Topps #302 Mike Baxes
About Mike Baxes
Baxes spent 1958 mostly at second base for Kansas City, playing 61 games there with a few at shortstop, and hit .212 over 73 games with 31 runs scored and 8 RBI. His 1958 Topps card, #302, sits in Series Four of the 494-card set and is his rookie card, a single-player issue showing him with the Athletics.
Mike Baxes was born in San Francisco on December 18, 1930, and grew up to play two seasons in the major leagues, both with the Kansas City Athletics, in 1956 and 1958. A right-handed hitter and thrower listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 175 pounds, he worked mostly as a second baseman and shortstop. Over 146 big-league games he collected 73 hits in 337 at bats for a .217 average, with one home run, 13 runs batted in, 40 runs scored and one stolen base. His brother, Jim Baxes, also reached the majors as a second baseman and third baseman, making this a two-brother family in the big leagues. Mike never appeared in an All-Star Game or a postseason, and he is not a Hall of Famer. He died in San Francisco on April 13, 2023, at the age of 92.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 193 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 67 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 Mike Baxes card?
It is card #302 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 Mike Baxes, Kansas City Athletics.
Is the 1958 Topps Mike Baxes #302 a rookie card?
Yes - #302 is a rookie card, one of 103 in the 1958 Topps set.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Mike Baxes #302 are there?
PSA has graded 193 copies and SGC 9 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.