1960 Topps #239 Joe Shipley
About Joe Shipley
Joseph Clark Shipley's 1960 Topps card, #239, shows him with the Giants at Seals Stadium, a year after his 1959 Topps rookie card, whose back needled the same flaw: wildness. A 6-foot-4 right-hander from Morristown, Tennessee, who threw two no-hitters as a high school senior, he signed with New York Giants scout Dale Alexander in 1953 and spent eight seasons in the system, leading the Class D Kitty League with 174 strikeouts at Mayfield in a breakout 1955. He debuted for San Francisco on July 14, 1958, and worked almost exclusively in relief through 1960; his only major-league start came in a June 14, 1959 doubleheader against Philadelphia. Sold that winter, he drifted through several organizations until a standout 1963 at Triple-A Indianapolis (15-7, 2.83, International League All-Star) earned a recall to the White Sox, where he took his only major-league decision, a loss at Boston. He finished 0-1, 5.93 in 29 games. Giants manager Felipe Alou later joked that a Shipley fastball once sailed over the Seals Stadium screen and hit a fan. A skilled sketch artist, Shipley went on to coach baseball at East Tennessee State (1966-77) and entered the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 269 | 0 | 6 | 89 | 83 | 52 | 22 | 17 | 0 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 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. 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 #239 card?
It is card #239 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Joe Shipley.
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.