1958 Topps #251 Warren Hacker
About Warren Hacker
1958 was Hacker's last season in the National League. He pitched in nine games for Philadelphia, going 0-1 with a 7.41 ERA over 17 innings, after splitting 1957 between Cincinnati and the Phillies. His 1958 Topps card is #251 in the third series of the 494-card set, and it shows him with the Phillies.
Warren Hacker was a right-handed pitcher from Marissa, Illinois, who spent most of his career with the Chicago Cubs, debuting in 1948. His best season was 1952, when he went 15-9 with a 2.58 ERA, 12 complete games and five shutouts, led the National League in WHIP and finished 23rd in Most Valuable Player voting. He worked heavily as a starter for the Cubs through 1956, including a 12-19 year in 1953, and then moved to the Cincinnati Redlegs and Philadelphia Phillies in 1957. After time out of the majors he returned in 1961 as a reliever with the Chicago White Sox, saving eight games. Hacker finished 62-89 with a 4.21 ERA in 306 games. He pitched for the Indianapolis Indians from 1962 to 1965, calling those years maybe the best days he ever had in baseball, and later coached pitchers in the Oakland Athletics and San Diego Padres systems. He was the uncle of major league shortstop Rich Hacker and died in Lenzburg, Illinois, in 2002.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 254 | 1 | 11 | 77 | 90 | 44 | 20 | 11 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 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 Warren Hacker card?
It is card #251 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 Warren Hacker, Philadelphia Phillies.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Warren Hacker #251 are there?
PSA has graded 254 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.