1960 Topps #36 Russ Nixon
About Russ Nixon
Russ Nixon signed with the Cleveland Indians in June 1953 alongside his identical twin brother Roy, straight out of Cincinnati's Western Hills High School after the pair starred on a national American Legion championship team the year before. He climbed the Tribe's system, hitting .387 at Jacksonville Beach in 1954 and .385 at Keokuk in 1955, and debuted in the majors on April 20, 1957, singling off Detroit's Frank Lary in his first at-bat. The left-handed-hitting catcher split time with Jim Hegan and Hal Naragon as a rookie, then took over as Cleveland's regular catcher in 1958, batting a career-high .301. His 1960 Topps card catches him with the Indians just before a June trade sent him to Boston, where he caught for the Red Sox through 1965 and again in 1968, sandwiched around two years with the Twins. He finished with a .268 average over 906 games, every one of them without ever stealing a base, still a major-league record. Nixon later coached the Big Red Machine to the 1976 World Series title and managed the Reds (1982-83) and Braves (1988-90) across a 55-year career in the game.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 378 | 1 | 22 | 196 | 97 | 36 | 10 | 16 | 0 |
| SGC | 23 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 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 #36 card?
It is card #36 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Russ Nixon.
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.