1958 Topps #453 Tom Qualters
About Tom Qualters
Qualters split 1958 between the Phillies and the White Sox, going 0-0 with a 4.20 ERA over 27 games and 45 innings, and his 1958 Topps card #453 shows him with Chicago. It sits in the sixth series, the last run of base cards before the Sport Magazine All-Star subset that starts at #475.
Tom Qualters was a right-handed pitcher from McKeesport, Pennsylvania, signed out of high school by the Philadelphia Phillies for $40,000 as a bonus baby. He debuted on September 13, 1953, and allowed six earned runs while retiring one batter, an ERA of 162.00. He then sat on the Phillies roster for two years without pitching again, which earned him the teammate nickname Money Bags. After two years in the International League he made brief returns to Philadelphia, then finished with the Chicago White Sox in 1958. His final game came on September 25, 1958. He pitched in the minors, mostly Triple-A, through 1962. In 34 games he never had a major league decision, and he is the only pitcher to appear on a Topps baseball card four times without a win or loss. Later he worked as a Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission enforcement officer.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 385 | 0 | 17 | 150 | 125 | 49 | 29 | 15 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 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 Tom Qualters card?
It is card #453 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 Qualters, Chicago White Sox.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Tom Qualters #453 are there?
PSA has graded 385 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.