1960 Topps #282 Joe Nuxhall
About Joe Nuxhall
Joe Nuxhall's 1960 Topps card, #282, shows him with the Cincinnati Reds late in a career built on one of the sport's great pieces of trivia: he remains the youngest player ever to appear in a major league game. On June 10, 1944, with rosters depleted by World War II, the Reds put the 15-year-old on the mound in relief against the pennant-bound St. Louis Cardinals; he retired the first batter he faced, then walked five and allowed five runs before being pulled. Nuxhall spent the next eight years rebuilding himself in the minors before returning to Cincinnati for good in 1952. He became a fixture in the Reds' rotation and bullpen through 1966, making the National League All-Star team in 1955 and 1956 and leading the league in shutouts in 1955. Long known as "The Ol' Lefthander" for outlasting his improbable teenage start, he finished 135-117 with a 3.90 ERA and 1,372 strikeouts. Nuxhall went straight from the mound to the broadcast booth, calling Reds games for 40 years, right up until his death in 2007.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 330 | 1 | 16 | 124 | 87 | 60 | 19 | 23 | 0 |
| SGC | 38 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 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 #282 card?
It is card #282 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Joe Nuxhall.
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.