1958 Topps #414 Sammy White
About Sammy White
Topps #414 in the 1958 set, from the fifth series, pictures Sammy White with the Boston Red Sox. A solid defensive catcher with a good arm, he caught all 111 of his games in 1957 and hit .215 with 3 home runs and 31 RBI. The card belongs to a 494-card set that introduced the Sport Magazine All-Star Selection subset at #475-495.
Sammy White was a right-handed catcher from Wenatchee, Washington, who grew up in Seattle. A standout at the University of Washington in both baseball and basketball, he left school in 1949 to sign with the Seattle Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League, and Boston bought his contract that same season. White was the Red Sox number one catcher from 1952 through 1959 and earned a reputation as one of the game's best defensive receivers: Casey Stengel marveled at his knack for framing a pitch, and Mel Parnell rated him the best of all the catchers he threw to in Boston. He was an American League All-Star in 1953, though Stengel kept Yogi Berra behind the plate the whole game, and his best year with the bat came in 1954, when he hit .282 with 14 home runs and 75 RBIs. Traded to Cleveland for catcher Russ Nixon in March 1960, White refused to report and sat out the season to run his Boston bowling alley. He returned with the Milwaukee Braves in 1961 and closed his career with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1962, finishing at .262 with 66 home runs and 421 RBIs over eleven seasons and 1,043 games. He entered the State of Washington Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Husky Hall of Fame in 1984.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball Almanac · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 289 | 0 | 5 | 107 | 107 | 34 | 20 | 16 | 0 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 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).
Find this card
Search T206 Cards Live auctions Buy It Now Sold prices
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Related cards
More Boston Red Sox cards:
- #1 Ted Williams
- #18 Frank Sullivan
- #29 Ted Lepcio
- #38 Dick Gernert
- #59 Dave Sisler
- #73 Pete Daley
- #89 Billy Klaus
- #130 Jackie Jensen
- #148 Billy Consolo
- #167 Frank Baumann
- #189 George Susce
- #197 Haywood Sullivan
- #204 Leo Kiely
- #220 Tom Brewer
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1958 Topps Sammy White card?
It is card #414 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 Sammy White, Boston Red Sox.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Sammy White #414 are there?
PSA has graded 289 copies and SGC 17 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.