1958 Topps #26 Ron H. Jackson
About Ron H. Jackson
Ron H. Jackson's 1958 Topps #26 shows him with the Chicago White Sox, in the first series of the 494-card set. He had come up on a 1954 bonus contract and spent most of 1956 and 1957 in the minors, hitting .304 for Vancouver in 1956. The card's season was his busiest in the majors: he stayed on the White Sox roster all year, appeared in 61 games, started 35 at first base, and hit .233 with seven home runs.
Ron Jackson was a 6-foot-7 right-handed first baseman from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and a Western Michigan University alumnus. He signed with the Chicago White Sox in June 1954 as an amateur free agent on a bonus contract that required him to stay on the major league roster for two full seasons. He played 80 games in those two years and batted .214. Sent to the minors in 1956, he hit .304 for Vancouver and in 1957 was named the American Association's All-Star first baseman. He got only brief White Sox trials until 1958, his busiest big league year. In 1959 he led the American Association with 30 home runs and 99 RBI, which drew Boston's interest. The Red Sox used him in ten early games in 1960 before trading him to the Braves for Ray Boone, and he never returned to the majors. In seven seasons he hit .245 with 17 home runs in 196 games. He later ran his own insurance company in Kalamazoo, where he died in 2008.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 215 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 79 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 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 Ron H. Jackson card?
It is card #26 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 Ron H. Jackson, Chicago White Sox.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Ron H. Jackson #26 are there?
PSA has graded 215 copies and SGC 14 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.