Willie Mays - 1958 Topps #486
1958 Topps #486 Willie Mays
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 Willie Mays
Willie Howard Mays (1931-2024) began his professional career as a teenager with the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League before signing with the New York Giants in 1950. He debuted in 1951 and won NL Rookie of the Year, then-after missing most of two seasons to military service-returned to claim the 1954 NL MVP and batting title. That fall he made "The Catch," a spectacular over-the-shoulder grab in the World Series the Giants swept. The center fielder known as "the Say Hey Kid" played for the Giants in New York and San Francisco (1951-1972) before finishing with the Mets, retiring with 660 home runs, 3,293 hits, and 12 consecutive Gold Gloves (1957-1968). He won a second MVP in 1965. When the Giants moved west in 1958, Mays became the face of San Francisco baseball. A 24-time All-Star, he was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1979.
Sources: Baseball-Reference · Wikipedia · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 3,282 | 0 | 7 | 110 | 415 | 702 | 658 | 1,383 | 7 |
| SGC | 1,652 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 93 | 196 | 365 | 955 | 24 |
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 Willie Mays in this set: #5
More San Francisco Giants key cards:
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
- #487 Mickey Mantle
- #488 Hank Aaron
- #494 Warren Spahn
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1958 Topps Willie Mays card?
It is card #486 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 Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants.
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 Willie Mays #486 are there?
PSA has graded 3,282 copies and SGC 1,652 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.