1960 Topps #85 Frank Lary
About Frank Lary
Frank Strong Lary broke into pro ball out of the University of Alabama, missed two seasons to Army service, and reached Detroit in September 1954, launching an 11-year run as a Tigers right-hander (1954-1964) that closed with brief stops for the Mets, Braves, and White Sox in 1964-65. He anchored Detroit's rotation through the late 1950s, leading the American League with 21 wins in 1956 and again topping the league with 23 in 1961, a season that also brought a Gold Glove and the second of his two All-Star selections, in 1960 and 1961. Lary earned his lasting nickname, the "Yankee Killer," by going 27-10 against New York from 1955 through 1961, a run so dominant that Casey Stengel once held back Whitey Ford a day rather than pitch him against Lary. Teammates also tagged him "Taters" after he scrawled the word for potatoes on a dining-car order slip during a 1955 road trip. His 1960 Topps card, #85 in the Tigers' base run, arrives a year before that career-best 23-win, All-Star, Gold Glove season. He finished 128-116 with a 3.49 ERA and 1,099 strikeouts.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 467 | 0 | 23 | 211 | 129 | 58 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| SGC | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 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 #85 card?
It is card #85 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Frank Lary.
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.