1960 Topps #55 Bill Mazeroski
About Bill Mazeroski
Bill Mazeroski broke in with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1956, signed two years earlier out of Tiltonville, Ohio for a $4,000 bonus, and spent his entire 17-year career at second base for Pittsburgh (1956-1972). Nicknamed "Maz," he became the game's premier defensive second baseman, winning eight Gold Gloves and setting the major-league record for career double plays by a second baseman (1,706), a mark that stood until 2009. A ten-time All-Star, Mazeroski helped Pittsburgh to World Series titles in 1960 and 1971. That 1960 season - the same year Topps issued card #55 showing him with the Pirates - produced the signature moment of his career: a leadoff, ninth-inning home run off Ralph Terry that beat the heavily favored New York Yankees in Game 7, still the only walk-off homer ever to clinch a World Series in a deciding Game 7 and one of the most replayed moments in baseball history. Mazeroski was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2001 by the Veterans Committee, entering Cooperstown far more for his glove than his bat.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,231 | 1 | 15 | 194 | 325 | 297 | 156 | 243 | 0 |
| SGC | 308 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 48 | 63 | 84 | 101 | 3 |
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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1960 Topps #55 card?
It is card #55 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Mazeroski.
What is the 1960 Topps Venezuelan version?
Topps licensed a parallel printing for the Venezuelan market covering roughly the first 196 cards. It is a separate issue on thinner stock with Spanish text on the back, collected on its own and not part of finishing this 572-card set.
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.