1960 Topps #173 Billy Martin
About Billy Martin
Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin broke in with the New York Yankees in 1950, arriving on the strength of Casey Stengel's recommendation from their days together with the Pacific Coast League's Oakland Oaks. The scrappy second baseman won four World Series with New York (1951-53, 1956), highlighted by a game-saving catch of a windblown Jackie Robinson popup in Game Seven of the 1952 Series and a record-setting 1953 Series in which he hit .500 with 12 hits, 23 total bases, and the walk-off single that clinched the title, earning him World Series MVP. A 1957 brawl at the Copacabana nightclub hastened a trade out of New York, and after stops in Kansas City, Detroit, and Cleveland, Martin landed with Cincinnati for the 1960 season pictured on this card. That August he broke Cubs pitcher Jim Brewer's cheekbone in an on-field fight, drawing a suspension and a decade-long lawsuit. Martin retired in 1961 a .257 hitter, then built a second, more famous career managing five clubs, including five terms with the Yankees and the 1977 championship, with a fiery style nicknamed "Billyball." He died in a 1989 car accident, never elected to the Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,204 | 0 | 8 | 128 | 333 | 316 | 185 | 233 | 1 |
| SGC | 243 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 53 | 60 | 78 | 2 |
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 #173 card?
It is card #173 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Billy Martin.
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.