1960 Topps #29 Clem Labine
About Clem Labine
Clement Walter Labine was born August 6, 1926, in Lincoln, Rhode Island, and grew up in a French-Canadian family in nearby Woonsocket, where he was signed out of high school by Branch Rickey and Chuck Dressen in 1944. After wartime service as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne, he climbed the Dodgers' system, debuted in 1950, and became Brooklyn's bullpen ace by 1953 on the strength of a sinker he developed pitching winter ball in Venezuela. The right-hander made two All-Star teams (1956–57), twice led the National League in saves, and by 1958 held the modern NL career-saves record, finishing with 94. He anchored the Dodgers' 1955 championship club, then delivered his signature outing on October 9, 1956 — a day after Don Larsen's perfect game — out-dueling Bob Turley with a 10-inning, 1-0 shutout in Game 6 of the World Series. His 1960 Topps card, #29, catches him with the Los Angeles Dodgers in what proved his final season there; a June trade sent him to Detroit and then Pittsburgh, where he closed the year with a third championship ring on Bill Mazeroski's Game 7 homer.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 369 | 1 | 13 | 162 | 106 | 47 | 22 | 18 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 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 #29 card?
It is card #29 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Clem Labine.
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.
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.