1958 Topps #289 Series Hurling Rivals - Lou Burdette / Bobby Shantz
One of the nine multi-player combination cards in the 1958 set — the format Topps had introduced a year earlier with the 1957 Dodgers' Sluggers and Yankees' Power Hitters.
About this card
Topps paired two pitchers from the 1957 World Series on 1958 Topps #289, a combination card in the fourth series of the 494-card set. The title, Series Hurling Rivals, says it plainly: Lou Burdette of the Milwaukee Braves and Bobby Shantz of the New York Yankees, opposing arms from the Series just played. Burdette was that Series' Most Valuable Player, winning three complete games, two of them shutouts, as Milwaukee beat the Yankees for the only championship in Milwaukee history. He won 17 games in the regular season. Shantz, acquired from the Kansas City Athletics in February 1957, led all major league pitchers with a 2.45 ERA that year, went 11-5 with five saves, and pitched in relief in three Series games. Combination cards were used more widely in 1958, and this one sets the National League champions' Series hero beside the American League club's ERA leader.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 391 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 119 | 95 | 55 | 68 | 1 |
| SGC | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
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 Series Hurling Rivals card?
It is a multi-player combination card in 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.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Series Hurling Rivals #289 are there?
PSA has graded 391 copies and SGC 29 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.