1958 Topps #284 Ray Katt
About Ray Katt
Katt's 1958 Topps card is #284, a single-player card in Series Four, sitting between Ray Shearer and Frank Robinson on the checklist. The card lists him with the San Francisco Giants, but he was traded back to St. Louis in April 1958, and his season was a backup role with the Cardinals: 19 games, 14 at catcher, and a .171 average with one home run and four RBI.
Ray Katt was a right-handed catcher from New Braunfels, Texas, who played eight seasons (1952-1959) for the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. After years in the minors, including a 30-homer, 101-RBI year in 1953, he became the Giants' semi-regular catcher in 1954, hitting .255 with nine home runs while sharing the job with Wes Westrum. That year he had four passed balls in one inning, a National League record-tying total, while catching knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm. He did not play in the Giants' four-game World Series sweep. Katt was part of the June 1956 nine-player trade with the Cardinals that sent Alvin Dark and Red Schoendienst in opposite directions, then bounced to the Cubs and back to the Giants. He finished with a .232 average, 32 home runs and 120 RBI in 417 games. Afterward he coached in the majors and led Texas Lutheran's baseball team for 22 seasons, and its ballpark bears his name.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 245 | 0 | 8 | 86 | 91 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 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 Ray Katt card?
It is card #284 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 Ray Katt, San Francisco Giants.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Ray Katt #284 are there?
PSA has graded 245 copies and SGC 10 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.