1958 Topps #179 Willy Miranda
About Willy Miranda
Miranda was Baltimore's shortstop again in 1958, playing all 102 of his games there and hitting .201 with one home run and eight RBI. His #179 is a Series Three card in the 1958 Topps set of 494 cards, and it pictures him with the Orioles.
Willy Miranda was a Cuban-born switch-hitting shortstop from Velasco who played in the majors from 1951 to 1959. He was the classic good-field, no-hit shortstop: he hit .221 lifetime, but Tom Lasorda called him the best he ever saw at short. He starred for Almendares in the Cuban winter league and made his big league debut with the Washington Senators on May 6, 1951. He was then passed among the White Sox, Browns and Yankees, and became the first Cuban to play for the Yankees since the World War I era, a dream for a boy who grew up a fan. He was on the 1953 World Series roster but did not play. He then anchored the Baltimore Orioles infield from 1955, when he led the American League in double plays, and Orioles manager Paul Richards credited him with helping save the franchise in its early years. He fielded with a battered, patched glove he called Old Faithful. He died in Baltimore in 1996 at 70.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 276 | 1 | 8 | 115 | 89 | 38 | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| SGC | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 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 Willy Miranda card?
It is card #179 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 Willy Miranda, Baltimore Orioles.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Willy Miranda #179 are there?
PSA has graded 276 copies and SGC 21 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.