1960 Topps #226 Eddie Sawyer
About this card
Cards #212-227 are the manager subset, each skipper shown in a color portrait beside a black-and-white action shot in the same layout as the players.
About Eddie Sawyer
Edwin Milby Sawyer, a Cornell-trained biologist who taught school in the off-season, took over the Phillies on July 26, 1948, promoted from the club's Triple-A Toronto affiliate. A former Yankees farm outfielder whose own career stalled after a shoulder injury, he patiently blended untested youngsters — Robin Roberts, Richie Ashburn, Del Ennis, Curt Simmons — with holdover veterans, and in 1950 rode Dick Sisler's pennant-winning tenth-inning homer to the Phillies' first NL flag since 1915. The "Whiz Kids" were swept by the Yankees in the World Series, but Sawyer was voted the Associated Press' Manager of the Year. Philadelphia never had another winning season under him; he was fired in 1952, brought back in 1958 for a last-place encore, and resigned after the 1960 opener, telling reporters: "I'm 49 years old and I want to live to be 50." His 1960 Topps card (#226) appears in the set's manager subset (#212–227), capturing him in his final year running the Phillies dugout. Ashburn called him "the best manager I ever played for."
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 275 | 1 | 26 | 102 | 74 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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 #226 card?
It is card #226 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Eddie Sawyer. Cards #212-227 are the manager subset, each skipper shown in a color portrait beside a black-and-white action shot in the same layout as the players.
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.