1958 Topps #403 Steve Korcheck
About Steve Korcheck
Korcheck's 1958 Topps card is #403, a Series Five card that shows him with the Washington Senators and is a rookie card. Topps issued 494 cards that year, and this one sits in the fifth of six series. He was back in the Senators' lineup after two years of military service, catching 20 of his 21 games and batting .078.
Steve Korcheck was a right-handed catcher from McClellandtown, Pennsylvania, who stood 6 feet 1 inch and weighed 205 pounds. He came to the Washington Senators from nearby George Washington University, where he starred in both baseball and football. The San Francisco 49ers drafted him in the third round of the 1954 NFL draft, 35th overall, but he chose baseball. He reached the majors in 1954 and appeared in 58 games over four seasons for Washington: 1954, 1955, 1958 and 1959. Military service cost him the 1956 and 1957 seasons. He finished with a .159 average, 23 hits, six doubles and one triple, and his playing career wound down in 1960. His larger success came after baseball. From 1980 to 1997 Korcheck served as president of State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, and in 1993 George Washington University gave him a distinguished alumni achievement award. He died in Bradenton, Florida, in August 2016, at 84.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 276 | 0 | 13 | 105 | 86 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 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).
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1958 Topps Steve Korcheck card?
It is card #403 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 Steve Korcheck, Washington Senators.
Is the 1958 Topps Steve Korcheck #403 a rookie card?
Yes - #403 is a rookie card, one of 103 in the 1958 Topps set.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Steve Korcheck #403 are there?
PSA has graded 276 copies and SGC 16 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.