1960 Topps #571 Billy Pierce
Sport Magazine '60 All-Star Selection subset (#553-572), in the short-printed high-number series.
About this card
Cards #553-572 close the set as the Sport Magazine All-Star run, and they sit inside the scarce high-number series - which is why they are the hardest twenty cards in the set to finish.
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.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 536 | 1 | 24 | 179 | 150 | 97 | 49 | 36 | 0 |
| SGC | 49 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
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: #150
Team card: #208 Chicago White Sox
More Chicago White Sox cards:
- #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
- #150 Billy Pierce
- #169 Jake Striker
- #180 Harry Simpson
- #199 Dick Donovan
- #222 Al Lopez
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1960 Topps #571 card?
It is card #571 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Billy Pierce. Cards #553-572 close the set as the Sport Magazine All-Star run, and they sit inside the scarce high-number series - which is why they are the hardest twenty cards in the set to finish.
Why is #571 harder to find?
It sits in the high-number series, #507-572, printed last and distributed late in the 1960 season when fewer packs were bought. Those 66 cards are the toughest run in the set and carry the twenty Sport Magazine All-Stars.
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.