1960 Topps #512 Joe Gibbon
About Joe Gibbon
Joseph Charles Gibbon, a hard-throwing left-hander out of Hickory, Mississippi, arrived in the majors as a two-sport star — an All-American forward at Ole Miss who outscored Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain as a senior and was drafted by the Boston Celtics, only to choose baseball. He signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1957 and made the club's Opening Day roster in 1960, winning his first two big-league appearances in relief. Card #512, a short-printed 1960 Topps high number, captures his rookie season: a 4-2 mark for the pennant-winning Pirates, and relief work in Games 2 and 3 of their World Series upset of the Yankees, capped by Bill Mazeroski's Game 7 homer. His manager, Danny Murtaugh, tagged the quiet Gibbon with the ironic nickname 'Gabby.' Gibbon's best year came in 1961 (13-10, 3.32 ERA), and he pitched 13 big-league seasons — also for the Giants, Reds, and Astros — finishing 61-65 with 743 strikeouts before retiring in 1972.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 306 | 0 | 12 | 118 | 91 | 44 | 21 | 20 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1960 Topps #512 card?
It is card #512 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Joe Gibbon.
Is 1960 Topps #512 a rookie card?
Yes - #512 is the 1960 Topps rookie card of Joe Gibbon.
Why is #512 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.