1960 Topps #440 Jim Lemon
Cards #375-440 were printed on two back stocks, white and gray. White is the scarcer of the two, and the difference is the tint of the cardboard on the reverse — it is a stock variation, not a design change, so both backs read identically.
About Jim Lemon
James Robert Lemon signed with Cleveland in 1948 as organization filler — the Indians already had an ace named Bob Lemon, so the rangy Virginian took his middle name to keep the mail straight. Eight years, an Army hitch, and repeated minor-league demotions later, he finally won a permanent job with the Washington Senators in 1956 at age 28. The 6-foot-4 right fielder made it count fast: on August 31, 1956, he crushed three home runs off Whitey Ford at Griffith Stadium with President Eisenhower in the stands, becoming Ike's favorite ballplayer. Paired first with Roy Sievers and later Harmon Killebrew and Bob Allison, Lemon anchored the era's most feared Senators power tandems, peaking with 33 homers and 100 RBIs in 1959 and a career-high 38 in his 1960 All-Star season — the year pictured on card #440, printed with either a white or gray back as part of the scarcer Series 5 stock split. He finished with 164 homers over 12 seasons, later managed the 1968 expansion Senators, and was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 340 | 1 | 15 | 129 | 119 | 44 | 14 | 18 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 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. Neither grader separates the white and gray back stocks on this card, so the counts below cover both. 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 #440 card?
It is card #440 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Lemon.
Does #440 come with a white or a gray back?
Both. Cards #375-440 were printed on two back stocks and white is the scarcer of the two. Neither PSA nor SGC separates them in its population report, so the graded counts on this page cover both stocks together.
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.