1959 Topps #553 Orlando Cepeda
1959 Topps #553 Orlando Cepeda
About Orlando Cepeda
Orlando Cepeda, nicknamed "the Baby Bull" and "Peruchin" after his father Pedro "Perucho" Cepeda, a Puerto Rican baseball legend known as "the Bull," broke in with the San Francisco Giants in their first West Coast season and won the 1958 NL Rookie of the Year award unanimously, batting .312 with 25 home runs and a league-leading 38 doubles. An 11-time All-Star, Cepeda went on to lead the NL in home runs in 1961 and twice in RBIs, and in 1967 he won the NL MVP award unanimously with the pennant-winning Cardinals, one of only two players in league history (with Albert Pujols) to sweep both Rookie of the Year and MVP unanimously. He finished his career with 379 home runs, a .297 average, and a 1967 World Series championship, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1999, becoming only the second Puerto Rican player enshrined after Roberto Clemente. This 1959 Topps card shows him coming off his Rookie of the Year campaign.
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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 | 636 | 2 | 15 | 156 | 138 | 144 | 82 | 99 | 0 |
| SGC | 114 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 41 | 1 |
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 Orlando Cepeda card?
It is card #553 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 San Francisco Giants player.
Is the 1959 Topps #553 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 Orlando Cepeda 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.
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