1960 Topps #388 1959 World Series Game #4 - Hodges' Winning 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
Game 4 of the 1959 World Series was played October 5 before 92,650 fans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, with Early Wynn opposing Roger Craig. The Dodgers broke through for four runs in a two-out third-inning rally, keyed by RBI singles from Norm Larker and Gil Hodges and a run-scoring hit from John Roseboro, before Chicago answered in the seventh, when Ted Kluszewski's single and Sherm Lollar's three-run homer tied it at 4-4. Larry Sherry, already the Series' most reliable reliever, took over to start the eighth, and in the bottom half Hodges led off against Gerry Staley with a home run to left-center for what proved to be the winning run. Sherry finished with a scoreless ninth, and Los Angeles held on for a 5-4 win and a 3-1 Series lead.
Sources: Wikipedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 614 | 0 | 10 | 122 | 186 | 137 | 66 | 90 | 3 |
| SGC | 82 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 1 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-20. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8), and PSA's qualified grades are counted separately from the straight-grade rows shown here. 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 #388 card?
It is card #388 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing 1959 World Series Game #4 - Hodges' Winning 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 #388 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 2026-08-20.