1960 Topps #284 Don Gross
About Don Gross
A right-hander until age seven, Don Gross broke his right arm in a washing-machine accident and switched to pitching and batting left-handed for good. Signed by Cincinnati out of Michigan State, he lost most of 1952 and all of 1953 to Army service before debuting with the Redlegs on July 21, 1955. His best season came in 1956, when he went 3-0 with a 1.95 ERA. On May 28, 1957, he carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning against Milwaukee before Bobby Thomson tripled and scored on Frank Torre's single, a 1-0 loss to Warren Spahn. That December, Cincinnati traded him to Pittsburgh for Bob Purkey — a deal Pirates GM Joe L. Brown later called the worst of his career, since Purkey won 103 games for Cincinnati. Gross pitched out of Pittsburgh's bullpen in 1958, but arm trouble limited him to five games before Pittsburgh released him to the minors in May 1960; he drew a $250 share of the club's World Series money that fall.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 311 | 0 | 16 | 123 | 95 | 42 | 22 | 13 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 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. 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 #284 card?
It is card #284 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Don Gross.
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.