1958 Topps #422 Norm Zauchin
About Norm Zauchin
Zauchin opened 1958 in Washington after the January trade that sent him and Albie Pearson from Boston for Pete Runnels, finally getting regular playing time, and he was batting over .300 into mid-May. He finished with 15 homers and a .228 average in 96 games. His #422 in the 1958 Topps set, a fifth-series card, pictures him as a Senator.
Norbert Henry Zauchin, a 6-foot-4 first baseman from Royal Oak, Michigan, grew up near Briggs Stadium but signed with Boston after a Tigers scout failed to show up with a contract. He hit 35 homers for Birmingham in 1950, spent 1952 and 1953 in the Army, and broke through with the 1955 Red Sox: 27 home runs, 93 RBI, a .995 fielding percentage that led American League first basemen (tied with Walt Dropo), and third place in Rookie of the Year voting. On May 27, 1955, he drove in 10 runs with three homers and a double in a 16-0 win over Washington, a Red Sox record. Boston traded him and Albie Pearson to the Senators for Pete Runnels before 1958. He played his last major league game in 1959 and retired after a minor league season in 1960, finishing with 50 homers in 346 games. He is in the Royal Oak High School Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 194 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 54 | 40 | 18 | 14 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 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 Norm Zauchin card?
It is card #422 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 Norm Zauchin, Washington Senators.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Norm Zauchin #422 are there?
PSA has graded 194 copies and SGC 11 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.