1959 Topps #509 Norm Cash
1959 Topps #509 Norm Cash
Norm Cash's rookie card — the 1961 AL batting champion.
About Norm Cash
Norm Cash broke into the majors with the 1959 Chicago White Sox, batting .240 with 4 home runs in 58 games during Chicago's pennant-winning season, making his 1959 Topps card an early piece of a career that would soon flourish elsewhere. That December, Cleveland traded for him, then flipped him to Detroit for a little-used infielder, Steve Demeter, in one of the most lopsided deals in baseball history. Cash became the Tigers' first baseman for the next 15 seasons, headlined by his stunning 1961 season, when he led the American League with a .361 average, 124 walks, and a .487 on-base percentage while adding 41 home runs and 132 RBIs — the highest batting average by any player in the 1960s. He later admitted to using a corked bat that year. Cash won a World Series ring with Detroit in 1968 and finished his career with 377 home runs. He is not in the Hall of Fame.
Sources: Wikipedia · Baseball-Reference
Variations & how to tell them apart
High Number (Series 7)
The seventh and final series. High numbers carry a BLACK card-number box (the other six series use green) and were printed in the lowest quantity, so they are the scarcest cards in the set.
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,448 | 3 | 27 | 231 | 311 | 322 | 253 | 300 | 1 |
| SGC | 297 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 48 | 50 | 89 | 88 | 4 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-07-05. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8); totals are summed across each grader's listed variations.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1959 Topps Norm Cash card?
It is card #509 of 572 in the 1959 Topps Baseball set - Topps' largest set to that point, issued across seven series with a circular color photo on every front. It pictures the Chicago White Sox player, and is his rookie-era card.
Is the 1959 Topps #509 a high number?
Yes - cards #507-572 are the seventh-series high numbers, printed in the lowest quantity and identifiable by a BLACK card-number box instead of the green box used on the first six series.
Is the 1959 Topps Norm Cash valuable?
Value depends on grade, the series (the high numbers run scarcer), and any variation. Use the links above to check current T206 Cards inventory and live eBay listings.
Sources: Trading Card Database, Baseball-Reference, BaseballCardPedia, PSA & SGC population reports, and Baseball-Almanac. Card data, images & population compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-07-10.