1958 Topps #269 Paul Smith
About Paul Smith
Smith opened 1958 on the Pittsburgh roster, and the Pirates sold him to the Cubs on May 6. He got into 24 games between the two clubs and went 4-for-23, a .174 average, with one RBI and four appearances at first base. His last major league game came about a month after the sale, on June 7. His 1958 Topps card, #269 in the fourth series, pictures him with the Pittsburgh Pirates. It is a regular issue with no catalogued variation.
Paul Leslie Smith was a left-handed first baseman and outfielder from New Castle, Pennsylvania, born in 1931. His hometown sat only about 50 miles from Pittsburgh, and he signed with the Pirates in 1950. His best big league season was his first, 1953, when he played 118 games and hit .283 with 110 hits, four home runs and 44 RBI. He then spent three seasons out of the majors before returning to Pittsburgh in 1957 as a reserve outfielder. The Pirates sold him to the Cubs on May 6, 1958, and he played his last major league game about a month later. In three seasons he appeared in 223 games with 152 hits in 562 at bats, a .270 average, including 16 doubles, seven triples and seven home runs. He played the rest of his career at the Triple-A level and retired after the 1963 season. Smith died in 2019.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 290 | 0 | 9 | 100 | 108 | 47 | 19 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 23 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 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 Paul Smith card?
It is card #269 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 Paul Smith, Pittsburgh Pirates.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Paul Smith #269 are there?
PSA has graded 290 copies and SGC 23 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.