1960 Topps #428 Al Smith
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 Al Smith
Alphonse Eugene Smith turned pro in 1946 with the Negro American League's Cleveland Buckeyes, signing at 17 with his mother's consent, and reached the majors with Cleveland in 1953. A right-handed hitting outfielder nicknamed "Fuzzy" since his teens, when he was first among his friends to grow a beard, Smith anchored left field for the pennant-winning 1954 Indians and led off the World Series opener with a home run. In 1955 he made his first All-Star team, batting .306 and leading the league in games, plate appearances, and runs scored. Dealt with Early Wynn to the White Sox for Minnie Miñoso and Fred Hatfield after 1957, he helped Chicago win the 1959 AL pennant and hit a career-high .315 in his second All-Star season, 1960. Smith is best remembered for the 1959 World Series "beer bath" photo, doused by a fan's spilled cup while watching Charlie Neal's home run sail over him at Comiskey Park — an image he estimated he autographed at least 200,000 times without ever making a cent on it. His 1960 Topps #428 card, from that White Sox stretch, is known in both white- and gray-back Series 5 print stock, the white version the scarcer find.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 353 | 1 | 17 | 141 | 112 | 40 | 28 | 14 | 0 |
| SGC | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 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 #428 card?
It is card #428 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Al Smith.
Does #428 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.