1958 Topps #47 Roger Maris
Roger Maris ROOKIE CARD - the future single-season home run king (61 in 1961), pictured as a Cleveland Indian. The headline rookie of the set.
About Roger Maris
Roger Eugene Maris (1934-1985) was born Roger Maras in Hibbing, Minnesota, and starred as a schoolboy athlete in Fargo, North Dakota. Signed out of the Cleveland Indians' farm system, he reached the majors with Cleveland in 1957 as a strong-armed right fielder. During the 1958 season he was traded to the Kansas City Athletics, and before the 1960 season he joined the New York Yankees, where his career took off. Maris won the AL MVP in 1960 and again in 1961, when he hit 61 home runs to break Babe Ruth's single-season record of 60, a chase clouded by Commissioner Ford Frick's insistence on measuring it against Ruth's 154-game schedule. A seven-time All-Star, Maris won three World Series titles (1961 and 1962 with the Yankees, 1967 with the Cardinals) and finished with 275 home runs. He has not been elected to the Hall of Fame.
Sources: Baseball-Reference · Wikipedia · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 7,062 | 0 | 36 | 375 | 785 | 1,184 | 1,229 | 3,415 | 38 |
| SGC | 2,759 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 126 | 195 | 500 | 1,781 | 111 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-07-09. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1958 Topps Roger Maris card?
It is card #47 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 Roger Maris, Cleveland Indians.
Is the 1958 Topps Roger Maris #47 a rookie card?
Yes - it is his rookie card and one of the four Beckett-designated key rookies of the 1958 set (#47 Maris, #343 Cepeda, #420 Pinson, #464 Flood).
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Roger Maris #47 are there?
PSA has graded 7,062 copies and SGC 2,759 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 2026-10-05.