1960 Topps #409 Ron Samford
Cards #375-440 were printed on two back stocks, white and gray. White is the scarcer of the two, and the difference is the tint of the cardboard on the reverse — it is a stock variation, not a design change, so both backs read identically.
About Ron Samford
Ronald Edward Samford was a right-handed shortstop and second baseman who signed with the New York Giants in 1948 out of Dallas's W.H. Adamson High School. He debuted for the Giants on April 15, 1954, then shuttled between the majors and minors, playing for the Detroit Tigers (1955, 1957) after they claimed him off waivers, and finishing with the Washington Senators in 1959 following a December 1958 trade that sent him, Reno Bertoia, and Jim Delsing to Washington for Eddie Yost, Rocky Bridges, and Neil Chrisley. His best stretch came that Senators season, when he beat Cleveland with a tenth-inning, go-ahead solo homer off Bud Podbielan on June 2, then took Herb Score deep the very next night. In 158 career games he batted .219 with 5 home runs and 27 RBI. His 1960 Topps card, #409, shows him with Washington; it's a Series 5 high number issued with either white or gray stock on the back, the white-back version the scarcer find.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 290 | 1 | 16 | 116 | 91 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 25 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 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. Neither grader separates the white and gray back stocks on this card, so the counts below cover both. 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 #409 card?
It is card #409 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ron Samford.
Does #409 come with a white or a gray back?
Both. Cards #375-440 were printed on two back stocks and white is the scarcer of the two. Neither PSA nor SGC separates them in its population report, so the graded counts on this page cover both stocks together.
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.