1958 Topps #73 Pete Daley
About Pete Daley
Topps 1958 #73 shows Pete Daley as a Boston Red Sox catcher, part of Series One, which runs from #1 to #88 in a 494-card set. He sits between Bud Byerly (#72) and Roy Face (#74). The card follows his 1957 season, when he hit .225 with 3 home runs and 25 RBIs in 78 games backing up Sammy White. His highlight came September 4 at Yankee Stadium, when his two-run homer off Tommy Byrne won an 11-inning game, 7-5.
Pete Daley was a right-handed catcher born January 14, 1930, in Grass Valley, California, a Gold Rush town where both of his grandfathers mined gold underground. Red Sox scout Charlie Wallgren signed him in June 1948, and two years in the Army cost him the 1951 and 1952 seasons. Daley debuted on May 3, 1955, and spent five years in Boston backing up Sammy White. He was a sure-handed receiver: four errors in 1,005 chances over 233 games behind the plate, a .996 fielding mark. His best year with the bat was 1956, when he hit .267 with five home runs, 29 RBIs and 22 runs; three of those homers came off future Hall of Famers Whitey Ford, Early Wynn and Jim Bunning. Boston traded him to the Kansas City Athletics for pitcher Tom Sturdivant on December 3, 1959, and he shared the catching there with Harry Chiti. The new Washington Senators claimed him in the December 1960 expansion draft. Over seven seasons Daley batted .239 with 18 home runs and 120 RBIs in 391 games. He died August 22, 2024, in Marysville, California, at 94.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 212 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 73 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 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 Pete Daley card?
It is card #73 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 Pete Daley, Boston Red Sox.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Pete Daley #73 are there?
PSA has graded 212 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.