1960 Topps #65 Elston Howard
About Elston Howard
Elston Howard broke in with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League in 1948, rooming for a stretch with future Hall of Famer Ernie Banks before the Yankees purchased his contract in 1950. After Army service during the Korean War, "Ellie," as teammates and family knew him, debuted for New York on April 14, 1955, the first Black player to wear Yankee pinstripes, and homered off Don Newcombe in his first World Series at-bat that October. Blocked from everyday work by Yogi Berra, he split seasons between catcher, left field, and first base before taking over behind the plate around 1960, hitting a career-high .348 in 1961. In 1963 Howard batted .287 with 28 home runs to win the American League MVP award, the first Black player so honored in AL history, then added Gold Gloves in 1963 and 1964 while setting AL fielding records. A 12-time All-Star, he won four World Series as a player and two more as the club's coach from 1969 to 1979, before dying of heart disease in 1980 at age 51. His No. 32 is retired in Monument Park; this 1960 Topps card, #65, catches him mid-career at the height of that Yankees dynasty.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 835 | 1 | 24 | 164 | 242 | 203 | 79 | 122 | 0 |
| SGC | 144 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 32 | 52 | 31 | 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 #65 card?
It is card #65 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Elston Howard.
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.