1960 Topps #90 Bobby Avila
About Bobby Avila
Bobby Ávila, born Roberto Francisco Ávila González in Veracruz, Mexico, starred for Puebla of the Mexican League — batting .340 in 1946 and leading the circuit with a .347 average in 1947 — before the Cleveland Indians signed him for a $17,500 bonus in 1948. He debuted in the majors in 1949 and became Cleveland's regular second baseman in 1951, making three All-Star teams (1952, 1954, 1955) and becoming the first Mexican-born player selected to the Midsummer Classic. His finest season came in 1954: despite a broken thumb suffered on a Hank Bauer slide into second, he hit .341 to become the first Mexican-born batting champion in American League history, earned The Sporting News' AL Player of the Year award, and helped Cleveland win 111 games and the pennant, though the Indians were swept by the Giants in the World Series. In Mexico and Cuba he went by "Beto," the common shortening of Roberto that adorned his autographs and bats before he adopted "Bobby" in the U.S. His career wound down in 1959 with stops at Baltimore, Boston, and Milwaukee — the Braves club pictured on his 1960 Topps card #90 — closing out an 11-year run with a .281 average and 1,296 hits.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 269 | 1 | 10 | 91 | 96 | 31 | 18 | 22 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-20. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted. 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 #90 card?
It is card #90 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bobby Avila.
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 2026-10-13.