1958 Topps #149 Tom Acker
About Tom Acker
Tom Acker's 1958 Topps #149 is a single-player Cincinnati card from the second series of a 494-card set, sitting between Billy Consolo and Mickey Mantle. That summer he pitched 38 games for the Redlegs, a career-high 10 as a starter, going 4-3 with a 4.55 ERA and 90 strikeouts in 124.2 innings. Packs sold for a nickel with six cards and a stick of gum.
Tom Acker was a right-handed pitcher from Paterson, New Jersey, who starred at Fair Lawn High School before signing with the New York Giants in 1948. Traded to the Cincinnati organization in 1951, he was drafted into the Army that October and lost the 1952 and 1953 seasons. He reached the majors with the Redlegs in 1956 and spent four seasons in Cincinnati, mostly in relief, finishing 19-13 with a 4.12 ERA and 8 saves in 153 games. One of his best years was 1957, when he went 10-5 and won both ends of a doubleheader against Pittsburgh. Sent to Kansas City after 1959, he left pro ball in 1960, then worked for a trucking company, pitched and managed in semipro ball, and spent years at the Meadowlands Racetrack. He entered the Fair Lawn Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 334 | 0 | 15 | 144 | 106 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 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 Tom Acker card?
It is card #149 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 Tom Acker, Cincinnati Reds.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Tom Acker #149 are there?
PSA has graded 334 copies and SGC 20 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.