1960 Topps #493 Duke Snider
About Duke Snider
Edwin Donald "Duke" Snider signed with Brooklyn out of Compton High School in 1943, debuted in the majors on April 17, 1947, and by 1949 anchored an outfield that also featured Carl Furillo and became the power-hitting "trigger man" for the Dodgers' "Boys of Summer." A left-handed-swinging center fielder, he made eight All-Star teams (1950-56, 1963), led the National League in home runs in 1956 and RBIs in 1955, and hit 40 or more homers in five straight seasons, 1953-57. Nicknamed "Duke" by his father at age five for his self-assured swagger, he was later dubbed "the Duke of Flatbush" for his stardom in Brooklyn. Snider helped the Dodgers to six World Series (1949, 1952-53, 1955-56, 1959), winning it all in 1955 and 1959, and finished with 407 home runs, 2,116 hits and a .295 average across 18 seasons with Brooklyn/Los Angeles, the Mets and the Giants. On this 1960 Topps issue he's still a Los Angeles Dodger regular, three seasons removed from the club's shift west. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980, his eleventh year on the ballot.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,784 | 0 | 10 | 121 | 299 | 417 | 339 | 594 | 4 |
| SGC | 578 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 52 | 102 | 141 | 261 | 12 |
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 #493 card?
It is card #493 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Duke Snider.
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.