1960 Topps #397 Don Blasingame
Cards #375-440 were printed on two back stocks, white and gray. White is the scarcer of the two, and the difference is the tint of the cardboard on the reverse — it is a stock variation, not a design change, so both backs read identically.
About Don Blasingame
Don Blasingame, nicknamed "The Blazer," was a slick-fielding, speedy second baseman who broke in with the St. Louis Cardinals in September 1955 after two years of Army service delayed his pro debut. The nickname traced to his 1954 season with the Class AA Houston Buffaloes, where teammates dubbed him "Blazing-game" for his daring baserunning; it was quickly shortened to "Blazer" and stuck for the rest of his career. Blasingame took over St. Louis's second-base job from Red Schoendienst in 1956, led the National League in at-bats in 1957, and made his only All-Star team in 1958. Traded to the Giants after the 1959 season, he manned second base for San Francisco in 1960, the year Topps pictured him on card #397 - issued in the scarce high-number fifth series, which exists with both gray and white card-back stock, the white noticeably tougher to find. He later reached the 1961 World Series with Cincinnati and played 12 big-league seasons before a long second career playing, coaching, and managing in Japan.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 274 | 1 | 7 | 105 | 94 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 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. Neither grader separates the white and gray back stocks on this card, so the counts below cover both. 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 #397 card?
It is card #397 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Don Blasingame.
Does #397 come with a white or a gray back?
Both. Cards #375-440 were printed on two back stocks and white is the scarcer of the two. Neither PSA nor SGC separates them in its population report, so the graded counts on this page cover both stocks together.
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.