1958 Topps #188 Milt Bolling
Uncorrected error (per Beckett): photo is actually Lou Berberet. It was never corrected, so there is only one version of the card.
About Milt Bolling
Topps issued Bolling as #188 in its third series of 1958, a 494-card set, and the card shows him with the Washington Senators. His 1957 season, split between Boston and Washington after an April trade, came to 92 games and a .227 average, mostly at second base and shortstop. By the time the card reached packs he had already been dealt to Detroit, where he played beside his brother Frank, whose own card is #95. Sandy Koufax sits next door at #187.
Milt Bolling was a right-handed shortstop born in Mississippi City, Mississippi, and raised in Mobile, Alabama, where he starred at McGill Institute in baseball and basketball. He signed with the Boston Red Sox at 17 after scout George Digby's persistent recruiting, and promised his mother he would attend college in the off-season. He debuted in September 1952 and won the starting shortstop job in 1953, prized for his glove and range more than his bat. A torn ankle ligament hurt his throwing, and an elbow injury in spring training 1955 cost him most of that season and his job to Don Buddin. Boston traded him to Washington in April 1957, and he finished with Detroit in 1958, briefly teaming with his younger brother Frank in the Tigers' middle infield. He retired at 27 with a .241 average in 400 games, then spent more than 30 years with the Red Sox as an executive assistant and Alabama area scout. He died in Mobile in 2013.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 277 | 2 | 8 | 110 | 83 | 36 | 23 | 15 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 Milt Bolling card?
It is card #188 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 Milt Bolling, Washington Senators.
What is the error on the 1958 Topps
Per Beckett it is one of the set's 11 uncorrected errors (UER): photo is actually Lou Berberet. It was never corrected, so there is only one version and no error premium.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Milt Bolling #188 are there?
PSA has graded 277 copies and SGC 12 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.