1960 Topps #318 Jim Baxes
Topps All-Star Rookie trophy subset (#316-325) — the first year of the trophy graphic; ordinary base cards "selected by the youth of America."
About this card
Cards #316-325 carry the Topps All-Star Rookie trophy on the front. The trophy is a citation, not a print variation - these are ordinary base cards.
About Jim Baxes
Dimitrios Speros Baxes, a San Francisco native, spent a decade grinding through the minor leagues before finally reaching the majors in 1959 at age 30 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Playing mostly third base, he hit .303 in 11 games — including an April 15 home run off Bob Gibson in the future Hall of Famer's major-league debut. Released on cutdown day, Baxes was traded to Cleveland for $10,000 cash and a player on May 22, and became the Indians' everyday second and third baseman, batting .239 with 15 homers in 77 games. His season totals of 17 home runs and a .246 average earned him a spot on Topps' first All-Star Rookie team — honored on his 1960 card, #318, with the trophy graphic Topps introduced that year for the subset. It proved to be his only major-league season and his only Topps card; he was back in the minors by 1960 and out of organized baseball after 1961. Brother Mike Baxes also played in the majors.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 311 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 126 | 69 | 24 | 19 | 0 |
| SGC | 26 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 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 #318 card?
It is card #318 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Baxes. Cards #316-325 carry the Topps All-Star Rookie trophy on the front. The trophy is a citation, not a print variation - these are ordinary base cards.
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.