1960 Topps #356 Joe Amalfitano
About Joe Amalfitano
John Joseph Amalfitano was born January 23, 1934, in San Pedro, California, and starred at St. Anthony High School in Long Beach before attending Loyola of Los Angeles and USC. He signed with the New York Giants as a bonus-rule player in 1954, which kept him glued to the big-league bench rather than developing in the minors, and it took four more minor-league seasons before he re-established himself. Amalfitano returned to the National League with the San Francisco Giants in 1960, the season pictured on this card, and went on to log ten big-league seasons as an infielder with the Giants (1954-55, 1960-61, 1963), Houston Colt .45s (1962), and Chicago Cubs (1964-67), batting .244 with 418 hits. He later managed the Cubs (1979-81) and spent sixteen seasons as the Los Angeles Dodgers' third-base coach, sharing in their 1988 World Series title, before returning to the Giants organization for three decades as a roving infield instructor, retiring in January 2021 just shy of his 87th birthday.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 423 | 0 | 13 | 173 | 149 | 60 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| SGC | 22 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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 #356 card?
It is card #356 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Joe Amalfitano.
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.