1958 Topps #159 Taylor Phillips
About Taylor Phillips
Card #159 sits in the second series and lists Phillips with the Chicago Cubs, his new club after a December 1957 trade with Milwaukee. His 1958 was his busiest: 39 games, a career-high 27 starts, a 7-10 record and a 4.76 ERA. His only major league shutout came that May 25, a 1-0 six-hitter against his old Braves teammates at County Stadium.
Taylor Phillips was a left-handed pitcher from Atlanta who reached the majors in 1956 after two years of Army baseball, during which he threw no-hitters and went 21-0 for the Fort McPherson team in 1955. Recalled from Triple-A Wichita by the Milwaukee Braves, he went 5-3 with a 2.26 earned run average, was named the club's rookie of the year by Milwaukee sportswriters and made The Sporting News all-rookie team, then slumped in 1957 as the Braves won the pennant. Traded to the Chicago Cubs that December, he had his busiest years, starting 27 games in 1958 before moving to the Philadelphia Phillies in May 1959 for Seth Morehead. He pitched 10 games for the Phillies in 1960, pitched at Triple-A for three years, and made a last appearance with the 1963 White Sox. His major league line was 16-22 with a 4.82 ERA in 147 games, with 233 strikeouts, nine complete games and one shutout. Phillips was raised near Atlanta, and his nickname, T-Bone, dates to his time with the Atlanta Crackers, where he was called T to avoid confusion with pitcher Jack Taylor and the Bone came later.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 345 | 0 | 17 | 140 | 111 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 Taylor Phillips card?
It is card #159 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 Taylor Phillips, Chicago Cubs.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Taylor Phillips #159 are there?
PSA has graded 345 copies and SGC 18 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.