1960 Topps #472 Al Dark
About Al Dark
Alvin Ralph Dark starred in three sports at LSU before signing with the Boston Braves in 1946 for a $50,000 bonus. After one minor-league season, he broke into Boston's lineup in 1948, batting .322 to win National League Rookie of the Year and help the Braves to the pennant. Traded to the New York Giants in 1950, Dark became team captain under Leo Durocher, made three All-Star teams, and topped .400 in both the 1951 and 1954 World Series, the latter a sweep of Cleveland. He later played for the Cardinals and Cubs before a January 1960 trade sent him to the Phillies — the club shown on this card — along with John Buzhardt and Jim Woods for Richie Ashburn. Dark played third base in Philadelphia before a June deal moved him to the Milwaukee Braves, closing out a 14-year career with 2,089 hits and a .289 average. He turned to managing, guiding San Francisco to the 1962 pennant — earning the nickname "the Swamp Fox" that October for having the Candlestick Park infield soaked to slow Dodgers base-stealer Maury Wills — and Oakland to the 1974 World Series title. He is not in the Hall of Fame.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 370 | 0 | 14 | 159 | 116 | 53 | 18 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
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. The Venezuelan issue, the 1960 Topps Tattoos and Bazooka are separate products and are not counted here.
Find this card
Search T206 Cards Find on eBay
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Related cards
Team card: #302 Philadelphia Phillies
More Philadelphia Phillies cards:
- #13 Wally Post
- #17 Johnny Callison
- #34 George Anderson
- #52 Dave Philley
- #64 Jack Meyer
- #82 Ruben Gomez
- #97 Ted Lepcio
- #103 Dick Farrell
- #130 Frank Herrera
- #138 Art Mahaffey
- #167 Valmy Thomas
- #185 Jim Owens
- #194 Bobby Gene Smith
- #211 Taylor Phillips
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1960 Topps #472 card?
It is card #472 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Al Dark.
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.