1960 Topps #150 Billy Pierce
About Billy Pierce
Walter William "Billy" Pierce broke in with the Detroit Tigers as an 18-year-old in 1945, earning a World Series ring without appearing in a game. Traded to the Chicago White Sox in November 1948 in one of baseball's most one-sided deals, the slight left-hander became the Sox's ace through the 1950s as Chicago posted the American League's third-best record from 1952-61. A seven-time All-Star, he led the AL in strikeouts (1953) and wins (1957) and topped the majors in ERA (1955), earning back-to-back Sporting News AL Pitcher of the Year honors in 1956-57. His signature game came June 27, 1958, when he was one out from becoming the first left-hander in 78 years to throw a perfect game. Joining the San Francisco Giants in 1962, he went 12-0 in home starts and added a shutout and a save in the three-game NL playoff that beat the Dodgers for the pennant. He earned the nickname "Mr. Zero" in high school for a string of shutouts. The White Sox retired his No. 19 in 1987. His 1960 Topps issues include the standard White Sox card #150 and a short-printed high-number All-Star Selection card, #571, from the Sport Magazine subset.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 365 | 0 | 7 | 104 | 136 | 76 | 23 | 19 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 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. The Venezuelan issue, the 1960 Topps Tattoos and Bazooka are separate products and are not counted here.
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Related cards
More Billy Pierce in this set: #571 Sport Magazine All-Star
Team card: #208 Chicago White Sox
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- #1 Early Wynn
- #31 Sammy Esposito
- #41 Barry Latman
- #57 Win-Savers
- #69 Billy Goodman
- #100 Nellie Fox
- #116 Jim Rivera
- #121 Camilo Carreon
- #131 Ed Hobaugh
- #169 Jake Striker
- #180 Harry Simpson
- #199 Dick Donovan
- #222 Al Lopez
- #240 Luis Aparicio
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1960 Topps #150 card?
It is card #150 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Billy Pierce.
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.