1960 Topps #557 Frank Malzone
Sport Magazine '60 All-Star Selection subset (#553-572), in the short-printed high-number series.
About this card
Cards #553-572 close the set as the Sport Magazine All-Star run, and they sit inside the scarce high-number series - which is why they are the hardest twenty cards in the set to finish.
About Frank Malzone
Frank Malzone grew up in the Bronx, a Yankees fan who was signed off the sandlots of Samuel Gompers High School by Red Sox bird-dog scout Cy Phillips in 1947. After a broken ankle nearly ended his career at Scranton and a two-year hitch in the Army, he stuck for good with Boston in 1957, taking over at third base and hitting .292 with a career-high 103 RBIs. That year he won the American League's first-ever Gold Glove at third base and finished runner-up for Rookie of the Year; he added two more Gold Gloves in 1958-59 and earned eight All-Star selections between 1957 and 1964, including both games in the two-per-year format of 1959 and 1960. His best all-around season came in 1962 (.283, 21 HR, 95 RBI). He closed out his playing career with the 1966 Angels, finishing with a .274 average, 133 home runs and 728 RBIs, then spent decades as a Red Sox scout and consultant. His 1960 All-Star honors are reflected on card #557 in the Sport Magazine subset, alongside his base card #310, both issued in that year's short-printed high-number series.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 425 | 0 | 8 | 123 | 135 | 97 | 26 | 36 | 0 |
| SGC | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 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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Related cards
More Frank Malzone in this set: #310
Team card: #537 Boston Red Sox
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- #15 Pete Runnels
- #38 Jerry Casale
- #54 Mike Fornieles
- #68 Dave Hillman
- #71 Marty Keough
- #94 Leo Kiely
- #111 Vic Wertz
- #117 Tom Borland
- #148 Carl Yastrzemski
- #153 Bobby Thomson
- #184 Gary Geiger
- #203 Sammy White
- #220 Billy Jurges
- #232 Jim Busby
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1960 Topps #557 card?
It is card #557 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Frank Malzone. Cards #553-572 close the set as the Sport Magazine All-Star run, and they sit inside the scarce high-number series - which is why they are the hardest twenty cards in the set to finish.
Why is #557 harder to find?
It sits in the high-number series, #507-572, printed last and distributed late in the 1960 season when fewer packs were bought. Those 66 cards are the toughest run in the set and carry the twenty Sport Magazine All-Stars.
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.