1958 Topps #232 Reno Bertoia
About Reno Bertoia
Reno Bertoia's 1958 Topps card is #232, a Series Three issue showing him with the Detroit Tigers in a 494-card set. He opened that season at third base, the only Canadian in any team's Opening Day lineup, and on May 7 hit his first major-league grand slam, off Washington's Camilo Pascual. He finished with a .233 average, 6 home runs and 27 RBI in 86 games.
Reno Bertoia, born in San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy, in 1935, moved to Windsor, Ontario, as a toddler and grew up idolizing his Italian-born neighbor Hank Biasatti, a brief major leaguer. Bertoia signed with the Detroit Tigers in 1953 as one of baseball's original bonus babies, debuting at age 18 against Satchel Paige. In 1957 he won the Tigers' third-base job and carried the American League batting lead into mid-May while leading the All-Star voting at third base, but a sore shoulder cooled him off and he was not selected. Over a ten-season career, the longest of any Italian-born major leaguer, he played infield for the Tigers, the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins franchise, and the Kansas City Athletics, batting .244 with 27 home runs and 171 RBIs. On May 7, 1958, he became the first Italian-born player to hit a major league grand slam, off Camilo Pascual at Griffith Stadium. He also played briefly in Japan for the Hanshin Tigers in 1964. After retiring, Bertoia earned his teaching credentials and spent 30 years as a high school teacher in Windsor. He is a member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, inducted in 1988.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 317 | 0 | 20 | 107 | 113 | 50 | 15 | 12 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 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 Reno Bertoia card?
It is card #232 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 Reno Bertoia, Detroit Tigers.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Reno Bertoia #232 are there?
PSA has graded 317 copies and SGC 18 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.