1960 Topps #511 Ken Walters
About Ken Walters
Kenneth Rogers Walters was a right-handed outfielder from Fresno, California, signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1952. He broke in with the Jamestown Falcons that year, then lost 1954 and 1955 to military service before working back through Detroit's system. Philadelphia acquired him in a December 1959 trade, and Walters made his major-league debut on April 12, 1960, singling in his first at-bat against Cincinnati. He started regularly in right field as a rookie that season, batting .239 with eight home runs in 124 games -- the year pictured on his short-printed high-number 1960 Topps card, #511, a recognized rookie issue. He served mostly as a reserve in 1961, was sold to the Reds in 1962, and closed out his big-league career with Cincinnati in 1963. Walters finished with a .231 average, 11 homers and 58 RBI over 259 games, continued playing in the minors through 1965, and died in San Ramon, California, in 2010.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 248 | 2 | 10 | 75 | 87 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 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 #511 card?
It is card #511 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ken Walters.
Is 1960 Topps #511 a rookie card?
Yes - #511 is the 1960 Topps rookie card of Ken Walters.
Why is #511 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 2026-08-20.