1960 Topps #131 Ed Hobaugh
Sport Magazine 1960 Rookie Star subset (#117-148).
About this card
The Sport Magazine Rookie Star subset marks players Sport magazine tipped for 1960, and it is where the set's marquee rookies live, headed by #148 Carl Yastrzemski and #316 Willie McCovey.
About Ed Hobaugh
Ed Hobaugh signed with the Chicago White Sox for a $4,000 bonus after captaining Michigan State's 1956 club, then no-hit Burlington in just his fourth pro start for Class B Waterloo. Two Army years (1957-58) slowed him, and a stacked, pennant-winning White Sox staff never had room for the hard-throwing righty despite solid Triple-A work at Indianapolis and San Diego. His 1960 Topps #131, part of the Sport Magazine Rookie Star subset, still pictures him in a White Sox cap — that December he was drafted by the expansion Washington Senators. Hobaugh started Washington's fifth game ever and won six of his first eleven decisions before moving to the bullpen; pitching coach Sid Hudson called his curveball "one of the best I've ever seen." He closed his three-year big-league career in September 1963 with a home run in his final at-bat, finishing 9-10, 4.34 in 61 games, then pitched six more minor-league seasons for Pirates and White Sox affiliates before retiring in 1969.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 522 | 0 | 25 | 228 | 175 | 51 | 27 | 16 | 0 |
| SGC | 26 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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 #131 card?
It is card #131 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ed Hobaugh. The Sport Magazine Rookie Star subset marks players Sport magazine tipped for 1960, and it is where the set's marquee rookies live, headed by #148 Carl Yastrzemski and #316 Willie McCovey.
Is 1960 Topps #131 a rookie card?
Yes - #131 is the 1960 Topps rookie card of Ed Hobaugh.
What is the 1960 Topps Venezuelan version?
Topps licensed a parallel printing for the Venezuelan market covering roughly the first 196 cards. It is a separate issue on thinner stock with Spanish text on the back, collected on its own and not part of finishing this 572-card set.
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.