1960 Topps #501 Bob Schmidt
About Bob Schmidt
Robert Benjamin Schmidt signed with the New York Giants organization in 1951, then lost the 1953 and 1954 seasons to military service. He climbed back to earn all-star catcher honors in the Double-A Texas League in 1956 and the Triple-A American Association in 1957, positioning him to inherit the job as San Francisco's aging catching corps faded. Schmidt won the starting role as a rookie with the 1958 Giants and made the National League All-Star team that summer. On August 31, 1958, he touched Sandy Koufax for a grand slam among six RBIs, and that June he set the major-league record of 22 putouts by a catcher in an extra-inning game. Card #501 in the 1960 Topps set catches him behind the plate for the Giants, the middle of his four-year San Francisco run before trades sent him to Cincinnati, then Washington, where he led the American League in fielding percentage in 1962, and finally to the 1965 New York Yankees to close out his seven-year career.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 362 | 0 | 6 | 69 | 168 | 84 | 25 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1960 Topps #501 card?
It is card #501 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Schmidt.
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.