1960 Topps #144 Al Stieglitz
Sport Magazine 1960 Rookie Star subset (#117-148).
About this card
The Sport Magazine Rookie Star subset marks players Sport magazine tipped for 1960, and it is where the set's marquee rookies live, headed by #148 Carl Yastrzemski and #316 Willie McCovey.
About Al Stieglitz
Albert Harrell Stieglitz signed out of the University of Georgia with the New York Giants organization, breaking into pro ball in 1953 with the Class D Pauls Valley Raiders, where the left-handed-hitting catcher hit .319. He advanced to Danville of the Carolina League in 1954, then hit .314 in Class A the next year before two seasons away from the game serving in the Navy. Stieglitz returned in 1958 with Double-A Corpus Christi and reached the Triple-A Phoenix Giants in 1959, batting .279 with seven homers — enough to land him in the 1960 Topps set as a Sport Magazine Rookie Star, now recognized as his rookie card. The card back explained a broken leg had cost him a shot at cracking the Giants' roster that year. San Francisco instead sent him back to Double-A Rio Grande Valley in 1960, where he hit 10 home runs but batted .243 in what proved to be his final professional season.
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 332 | 0 | 7 | 96 | 133 | 42 | 28 | 26 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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. 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 #144 card?
It is card #144 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Al Stieglitz. The Sport Magazine Rookie Star subset marks players Sport magazine tipped for 1960, and it is where the set's marquee rookies live, headed by #148 Carl Yastrzemski and #316 Willie McCovey.
Is 1960 Topps #144 a rookie card?
Yes - #144 is the 1960 Topps rookie card of Al Stieglitz.
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.