1960 Topps #288 Bob Mabe
About Bob Mabe
Bob Mabe, a right-handed pitcher from Danville, Virginia, logged parts of three big-league seasons with the Cardinals, Reds, and Orioles after a long minor league apprenticeship. Over a ten-year run in the minors he won 93 games, including a 37-win stretch with the Class AA Houston Buffaloes of the Texas League in 1955-56. Already 28 years old when he debuted for St. Louis on April 18, 1958, he started 13 of his 31 appearances that season, going 3-9 with a 4.51 ERA. He moved to the Reds for 1959, working mostly out of the bullpen and picking up three saves. Card #288 in the 1960 Topps set catches him with the Orioles, his final major league stop -- he pitched in just two games that spring, with his last big-league outing coming May 5, 1960. Mabe finished his career 7-11 with a 4.82 ERA and 82 strikeouts over 142 innings, then returned home, where he died in Danville in 2005 at age 75.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 262 | 1 | 6 | 107 | 89 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1960 Topps #288 card?
It is card #288 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Mabe.
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.