1960 Topps #386 1959 World Series Game #2 - Neal Belts 2nd Homer
Part of the seven-card 1959 World Series subset (#385-391) — the first World Series cards in any baseball set.
Cards #375-440 were printed on two back stocks, white and gray. White is the scarcer of the two, and the difference is the tint of the cardboard on the reverse — it is a stock variation, not a design change, so both backs read identically.
About this card
Cards #385-391 recap the 1959 World Series between the Dodgers and the White Sox - the first World Series subset ever printed in a baseball set.
The players on this card
Card #386 captures the blow that turned Game Two of the 1959 World Series. At Comiskey Park on October 2, the Chicago White Sox led 2-0 into the fifth when Los Angeles second baseman Charlie Neal drove a Bob Shaw pitch into the left-field stands, cutting the deficit to 2-1. Pinch hitter Chuck Essegian tied the game with a solo homer in the seventh, and two batters later Neal came up again with Jim Gilliam aboard and drove Shaw's pitch to deep center for his second homer of the day, putting the Dodgers ahead 4-2. Johnny Podres worked into the seventh for the win, and Larry Sherry closed it out after Chicago's Al Smith drove in a run in the eighth; Los Angeles held on, 4-3, to even the Series at a game apiece. Card #386 is part of Topps' pioneering seven-card 1959 World Series subset (#385-391), the first World Series cards issued in any baseball set.
Sources: SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 553 | 2 | 29 | 184 | 189 | 82 | 31 | 35 | 1 |
| SGC | 27 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-20. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted. Neither grader separates the white and gray back stocks on this card, so the counts below cover both. The Venezuelan issue, the 1960 Topps Tattoos and Bazooka are separate products and are not counted here.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1960 Topps #386 card?
It is card #386 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing 1959 World Series Game #2 - Neal Belts 2nd Homer. Cards #385-391 recap the 1959 World Series between the Dodgers and the White Sox - the first World Series subset ever printed in a baseball set.
Does #386 come with a white or a gray back?
Both. Cards #375-440 were printed on two back stocks and white is the scarcer of the two. Neither PSA nor SGC separates them in its population report, so the graded counts on this page cover both stocks together.
How many cards are in the 1960 Topps Baseball set?
572 cards, numbered 1-572, issued in seven series - the last Topps flagship printed entirely horizontally. Cards #375-440 exist on two back stocks, white and gray, which collectors chasing every printed variety count as 638 pieces of cardboard in all.
Sources: Trading Card Database, Cardboard Connection, the PSA price guide, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-13.