1958 Topps #438 Whitey Herzog
About Whitey Herzog
Whitey Herzog's 1958 Topps card, #438, shows him with the Washington Senators. It comes from Series Five, sitting between Bob Speake and Ray Narleski near the end of that run. The 1957 season behind it was thin: he appeared in just 36 games, hitting .167 with no home runs and 4 RBI in 78 at-bats, mostly in the outfield. The Senators sold him to Kansas City on May 15, 1958.
Whitey Herzog was born Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog in New Athens, Illinois, and signed with the New York Yankees straight out of high school in 1949. The nickname came in the Yankees' farm town of McAlester, Oklahoma, where a sportscaster decided his light blond hair matched that of New York pitcher Bob "White Rat" Kuzava. The Yankees traded him away in April 1956 without ever playing him, and the left-handed-hitting outfielder reached the majors that spring with the Washington Senators. Kansas City bought him in May 1958, Baltimore traded for him before the 1961 season and Detroit after 1962; he closed an eight-year career in 1963 at .257 with 25 home runs and 172 RBI in 634 games. The second act dwarfed the first. Named the Mets' director of player development in 1967, he stocked the system that fed the 1969 champions, then managed Kansas City to three straight American League West titles from 1976 to 1978 and St. Louis to three pennants and the 1982 World Series, running the speed, pitching and defense attack fans called Whiteyball. National League Manager of the Year in 1985, he finished 1,281-1,125-3 as a manager, entered the Hall of Fame in 2010 on a Veterans Committee vote, and died in 2024 at 92.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 507 | 0 | 13 | 130 | 155 | 95 | 51 | 63 | 0 |
| SGC | 66 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 1 |
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 Whitey Herzog card?
It is card #438 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 Whitey Herzog, Washington Senators.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Whitey Herzog #438 are there?
PSA has graded 507 copies and SGC 66 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.