1960 Topps #197 Ron Kline
About Ron Kline
Ron Kline pitched 17 big-league seasons (1952, 1955-1970) across nine teams, winning 114 games with 108 saves and a 3.75 ERA. Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates out of a 1950 Forbes Field tryout camp by Pie Traynor, he starred in Class D ball before a rocky 1952 debut and two years of Army service in the Korean War. Kline anchored Pittsburgh's rotation through the late 1950s, twice leading the National League in losses, before the Pirates dealt him to the St. Louis Cardinals on December 29, 1959, for Gino Cimoli and Tom Cheney — the trade behind this 1960 Topps card. His lone Cardinals season was rough, a 4-9 mark as St. Louis finished third while the Pirates he'd left went on to win the World Series. Reinvented as a reliever, Kline later led the American League in saves with the 1965 Washington Senators and posted a career-best 1.68 ERA back with Pittsburgh in 1968. He retired to Callery, Pennsylvania, where he ran a tavern and served as the borough's mayor.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 339 | 0 | 10 | 108 | 138 | 61 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 #197 card?
It is card #197 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ron Kline.
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.