1958 Topps #196 Mike Garcia
About Mike Garcia
Garcia's 1958 season was lost almost at once. He slipped on a wet mound in a spring training game and hurt his back, did not pitch until April 27, and had surgery in June for a herniated disc. He finished 1-0 in six games and eight innings for Cleveland, by then the last of the Big Four. His card is 1958 Topps #196, in the third series of a 494-card set, shown as a Cleveland Indian.
Mike Garcia was a right-handed pitcher born in San Gabriel, California, and raised on a ranch in Orosi. A Cleveland scout signed him out of semipro ball, and after three years in the Army Signal Corps he worked up through the minors and debuted with the Indians in October 1948. In 1949 he led the American League with a 2.36 ERA. From 1949 to 1954 he was one of the Indians' celebrated starters alongside Bob Feller, Bob Lemon and Early Wynn. He won 20 games in 1951 and 22 in 1952, made the All-Star team three straight years from 1952, and led the league in ERA and shutouts twice each. In 1954 he went 19-8 with a 2.64 ERA for the 111-win pennant winner. His effectiveness faded after 1954, and he finished with the White Sox in 1960 and the Senators in 1961. His career line was 142-97 with a 3.27 ERA and 27 shutouts. He is in the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame but not in Cooperstown.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 395 | 0 | 20 | 165 | 108 | 60 | 26 | 16 | 0 |
| SGC | 36 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 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 Garcia card?
It is card #196 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 Garcia, Cleveland Indians.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Mike Garcia #196 are there?
PSA has graded 395 copies and SGC 36 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.