1960 Topps #134 Deron Johnson
Sport Magazine 1960 Rookie Star subset (#117-148).
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 Deron Johnson
Deron Johnson's 1960 Topps Sport Magazine Rookie Star card (#134) caught him as a 21-year-old Yankees prospect the New York press had already tagged the next Mickey Mantle — a comparison the powerful right-handed slugger never lived up to in pinstripes, but not for lack of ability. A two-sport star at San Diego High School who turned down a Notre Dame football scholarship, Johnson signed with the Yankees in 1956 and climbed through their farm system for four years, hitting 20-plus homers at nearly every minor-league stop, before debuting on September 20, 1960. Dealt to Kansas City in 1961, he didn't find his power stroke until Cincinnati acquired him in 1963. His finest season came in 1965: a .287 average, 32 homers, and a league-leading 130 RBI that placed him fourth in NL MVP voting. Johnson went on to play for Atlanta, Philadelphia — where he clubbed a career-high 34 home runs in 1971 — Oakland, Milwaukee, Boston, and the White Sox, finishing a 16-year career with 245 home runs, 923 RBI, and a World Series championship with the 1973 A's. He later spent 12 seasons as a big-league hitting coach until his death from lung cancer in 1992.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 558 | 0 | 21 | 201 | 203 | 73 | 29 | 31 | 0 |
| SGC | 39 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 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.
Find this card
Search T206 Cards Find on eBay
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Related cards
Team card: #332 New York Yankees
More New York Yankees cards:
- #35 Whitey Ford
- #51 Jim Coates
- #65 Elston Howard
- #83 Tony Kubek
- #96 Ralph Terry
- #102 Kent Hadley
- #109 Cletis Boyer
- #142 Bill Short
- #160 Rival All Stars
- #163 Hector Lopez
- #183 Eli Grba
- #196 Andy Carey
- #204 Ryne Duren
- #227 Casey Stengel
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1960 Topps #134 card?
It is card #134 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Deron Johnson. 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.
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.