1960 Topps #148 Carl Yastrzemski
Carl Yastrzemski's rookie card, in the Sport Magazine Rookie Star subset. Yaz spent 1960 in the minors — Topps even listed him at second base, a position he never played in the majors.
About this card
The Sport Magazine Rookie Star subset marks players Sport magazine tipped for 1960, and it is where the set's marquee rookies live, headed by #148 Carl Yastrzemski and #316 Willie McCovey.
About Carl Yastrzemski
Carl Yastrzemski opened his professional career in 1959 with Class B Raleigh, batting .377 to win Carolina League MVP and Rookie of the Year honors, then spent the entire 1960 season with the American Association's Minneapolis Millers — the year pictured on this Sport Magazine Rookie Star card, where Topps optimistically listed him at second base, a position he never played in the majors. He debuted with Boston in 1961, inheriting Ted Williams' left-field job, and played his entire 23-year career with the Red Sox. In 1967 he carried Boston's "Impossible Dream" pennant run, winning the American League Triple Crown (.326, 44 HR, 121 RBI) and MVP honors — the last Triple Crown until Miguel Cabrera in 2012. An 18-time All-Star and seven-time Gold Glove winner, he finished with 3,419 hits and 452 home runs, the first American Leaguer to reach both 3,000 hits and 400 homers. Fans and writers, stumped by his Polish surname, shortened it to "Yaz." He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1989 with 94.6% of the vote.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 11,607 | 1 | 45 | 591 | 1,699 | 2,565 | 2,144 | 4,519 | 43 |
| SGC | 4,659 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 352 | 615 | 1,022 | 2,430 | 160 |
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 #148 card?
It is card #148 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Carl Yastrzemski. The Sport Magazine Rookie Star subset marks players Sport magazine tipped for 1960, and it is where the set's marquee rookies live, headed by #148 Carl Yastrzemski and #316 Willie McCovey.
Is 1960 Topps #148 a rookie card?
Yes - #148 is the 1960 Topps rookie card of Carl Yastrzemski.
What are the key cards in the 1960 Topps set?
The #148 Carl Yastrzemski and #316 Willie McCovey rookie cards lead the set, alongside the #350 Mickey Mantle, the #326 Roberto Clemente and the high-number Sport Magazine All-Stars - #563 Mantle among them - which sit in the scarcest series.
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.
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.