1960 Topps #345 Don Newcombe
About Don Newcombe
Don Newcombe broke into pro ball in 1944 with the Negro National League's Newark Eagles, then paired with catcher Roy Campanella on the 1946 Nashua Dodgers, one of the first integrated teams of the century, before reaching Brooklyn on May 20, 1949 — only the third Black pitcher in major-league history. He won National League Rookie of the Year that season and started a World Series game, a first for a Black pitcher. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound right-hander, nicknamed "Newk" for his surname and his size on the mound, went 20-5 to help Brooklyn win its only Brooklyn-era championship in 1955, then turned in a career year in 1956 — 27-7, NL MVP, and the first-ever Cy Young Award — becoming the first pitcher ever to win Rookie of the Year, MVP, and Cy Young. Card #345 in the 1960 Topps set catches him with Cincinnati, the team he'd joined in a 1958 trade and would leave for Cleveland midway through this, his final big-league season. Never elected to Cooperstown, Newcombe later spent decades as the Dodgers' community-relations director, touring the country warning youth about the alcoholism that had derailed his own playing days.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 524 | 0 | 14 | 179 | 145 | 90 | 55 | 41 | 0 |
| SGC | 50 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 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 #345 card?
It is card #345 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Don Newcombe.
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.