1960 Topps #256 Dick Brown
About Dick Brown
Dick Brown spent nine seasons catching for Cleveland, the Chicago White Sox, Detroit, and Baltimore. Raised in Lake Worth, Florida, he switched to catcher in high school to handle the fastball of teammate Herb Score; when Score signed with Cleveland in 1953, the Indians signed Brown too. He debuted with Cleveland on June 20, 1957, then was traded to the White Sox that December in a seven-player deal that also brought Minnie Miñoso to Chicago. Brown's 1960 Topps card shows him with the Sox, but he hit just .163 in 16 games before Chicago optioned him to Triple-A Miami. He found his stroke in Detroit, homering 16 times in 1961 - including a back-to-back-to-back shot with Norm Cash and Steve Boros - then 12 more in 1962. Joining Baltimore in 1963, he was set to start for the 1966 Orioles until a brain tumor ended his career; he scouted for the club until his death in 1970 at 35, having caught six future Hall of Famers and hit .244 lifetime.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 262 | 0 | 15 | 91 | 83 | 33 | 16 | 24 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 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 #256 card?
It is card #256 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dick Brown.
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.