1958 Topps #14 Rip Repulski
About Rip Repulski
Rip Repulski's 1958 Topps card is #14, printed in the first series of the 494-card set and pictured with the Philadelphia Phillies. It reports his 1957 season, his first in Philadelphia after four years with St. Louis, when the outfielder hit .260 with 20 home runs and 68 RBI in 134 games. A year later the Phillies sent him to the Dodgers.
Eldon John Repulski, known as Rip, was an outfielder from Sauk Rapids, Minnesota who played nine major league seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox from 1953 through 1961. A right-handed hitter and fine defender at all three outfield spots, he took over as the Cardinals' regular center fielder as a rookie in 1953 and tied for fourth in National League Rookie of the Year voting. He set career highs in batting average, runs, RBI and doubles in 1954, hit a personal-best 23 home runs in 1955, and made the National League All-Star team in 1956. That November the Cardinals shipped him to Philadelphia with Bobby Morgan for Del Ennis; two years later he moved on to the Dodgers. He was a reserve on the 1959 Los Angeles club that beat the Chicago White Sox in six games for the World Series title, then closed out in Boston. Repulski finished with a .269 average, 830 hits, 106 home runs and 416 RBI in 928 games. Somebody in the St. Louis farm system hung the name Rip on him, though he could never remember who; before that he answered to Al. Retired, he ran a cocktail lounge in St. Cloud, where he loved telling stories about his playing days.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 256 | 0 | 9 | 64 | 96 | 53 | 18 | 16 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 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 Rip Repulski card?
It is card #14 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 Rip Repulski, Philadelphia Phillies.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Rip Repulski #14 are there?
PSA has graded 256 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.