1958 Topps #214 Willard Schmidt
About Willard Schmidt
Schmidt spent 1958 in his first season with Cincinnati after the trade that also brought Curt Flood to St. Louis. Used almost entirely in relief, he appeared in 41 games with two starts, going 3-5 with a 2.86 ERA over 69 1/3 innings. His 1958 Topps #214 card, with Cincinnati, is part of the third series and sits between Red Wilson and Jim Gilliam.
Willard Schmidt was a right-handed pitcher from Hays, Kansas, whose four grandparents were Volga Germans. He reached the majors with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1952 and pitched for them in 1952-53 and 1955-57, working as a starter and a reliever. His best year was 1957, when he went 10-3 and led National League pitchers in winning percentage at .769. He moved to the Cincinnati Redlegs in the same transaction that brought Curt Flood to St. Louis, and pitched for Cincinnati in 1958 and 1959, mostly out of the bullpen. His last game was in September 1959. In seven seasons he went 31-29 with a 3.93 ERA and 323 strikeouts in 194 appearances, 55 of them starts. He was inducted into the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989 and died in Newcastle, Oklahoma, in 2007.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 302 | 0 | 7 | 107 | 112 | 50 | 16 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 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 Willard Schmidt card?
It is card #214 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 Willard Schmidt, Cincinnati Reds.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Willard Schmidt #214 are there?
PSA has graded 302 copies and SGC 14 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.