1958 Topps #494 Warren Spahn
Part of the Sport Magazine All-Star Selection subset (#475-495) — the first time Topps printed separate All-Star cards, closing the 1958 set with a Hall of Fame-dense 21-card run.
About Warren Spahn
Warren Edward Spahn (1921-2003) signed with the Boston Braves and debuted in 1942, then missed three seasons as a U.S. Army combat engineer in World War II, earning a Purple Heart and Bronze Star at the Battle of the Bulge and the Remagen bridge. Returning in 1946, the left-hander won 363 games-the most by any southpaw in major-league history-against 245 losses, with a 3.09 ERA and 2,583 strikeouts over 21 seasons, mostly for the Boston and Milwaukee Braves (1942-1964). He recorded 13 seasons of 20-plus wins, was selected as an All-Star in fourteen seasons, led his league in victories eight times, won the 1957 Cy Young Award, and threw no-hitters at ages 39 and 40. Spahn anchored Milwaukee's 1957 World Series champions and 1958 NL pennant winners. Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1973, he is honored today by the Warren Spahn Award, given annually to the game's best left-handed pitcher.
Sources: Baseball-Reference · Wikipedia · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,326 | 0 | 6 | 94 | 219 | 308 | 237 | 460 | 2 |
| SGC | 595 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 84 | 160 | 286 | 11 |
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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Related cards
More Warren Spahn in this set: #270
More Milwaukee Braves key cards:
- #30 Hank Aaron
- #30B Hank Aaron (Yellow Name)
- #190 Red Schoendienst
- #270 Warren Spahn
- #351 Braves' Fence Busters
- #377 Milwaukee Braves Team
- #440 Eddie Mathews
- #480 Eddie Mathews All-Star
- #488 Hank Aaron All-Star
More from the All-Star subset:
- #475 All-Star Managers
- #476 Stan Musial
- #479 Nellie Fox
- #480 Eddie Mathews
- #482 Ernie Banks
- #483 Luis Aparicio
- #484 Frank Robinson
- #485 Ted Williams
- #486 Willie Mays
- #487 Mickey Mantle
- #488 Hank Aaron
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1958 Topps Warren Spahn card?
It is card #494 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 Spahn, Milwaukee Braves.
What is the 1958 Topps All-Star subset?
Cards #475-495 are the Sport Magazine All-Star Selection subset - the first time Topps printed separate All-Star cards. The 21-card run is dense with Hall of Famers: Musial, Mathews, Banks, Aparicio, F. Robinson, Williams, Mays, Mantle, Aaron and Spahn.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Warren Spahn #494 are there?
PSA has graded 1,326 copies and SGC 595 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 2026-07-10.