1958 Topps #235 Tom Gorman
About Tom Gorman
Gorman spent 1958 with the Kansas City Athletics, working almost entirely out of the bullpen: 50 games, one start, 89 2/3 innings, a 4-4 record, 3.51 ERA and 8 saves. That was a step back from the 18 saves he had piled up for the club in 1955, but he was still a regular fixture in the bullpen in his fourth season in Kansas City. His card is 1958 Topps #235, part of the third series of the 494-card set, picturing him as an Athletic.
Tom Gorman was a right-handed pitcher, born in New York City in 1925 and raised in Valley Stream, Long Island. Listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 190 pounds, he pitched in the majors from 1952 to 1959 for the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Athletics. He reached the Yankees in 1952, going 6-2 in twelve games, and pitched in the World Series in both 1952 and 1953 as New York beat Brooklyn each time. In 1955 he moved to the Athletics in their first season in Kansas City, where he became a bullpen workhorse: 57 games and 18 saves, second in the American League. He worked mostly in relief, though only 33 of his 289 appearances were starts. He finished with a 36-36 record, a 3.77 ERA and 321 strikeouts in 689 1/3 innings. He died at his Valley Stream home in December 1992.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 301 | 0 | 8 | 98 | 117 | 41 | 23 | 14 | 0 |
| SGC | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 Gorman card?
It is card #235 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 Gorman, Kansas City Athletics.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Tom Gorman #235 are there?
PSA has graded 301 copies and SGC 19 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.