1960 Topps #180 Harry Simpson
About Harry Simpson
Harry Leon "Suitcase" Simpson broke into pro ball in 1946 with the Philadelphia Stars of the Negro National League. He debuted with the Cleveland Indians on April 21, 1951, one of the first Black players in the American League; Casey Stengel later called him the league's best defensive right fielder. Simpson went on to play for the Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates across an eight-year MLB career, batting .266 with 73 home runs and 381 RBI in 888 games. His best season came in 1956 with the A's — a .293 average, 21 homers and 105 RBI that earned his only All-Star selection — and he reached the 1957 World Series with the Yankees. The nickname traced not to his many trades, as often assumed, but to his size-13 shoes, likened by sportswriters to the big-footed "Suitcase Simpson" of the Toonerville Folks comic strip; growing up in Dalton, Georgia, he'd simply been called "Goody." This 1960 Topps card #180 was his last Topps issue, picturing him with the White Sox in the season his playing career came to a close.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 405 | 0 | 11 | 161 | 147 | 44 | 20 | 22 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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 #180 card?
It is card #180 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Harry Simpson.
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.