1960 Topps #81 Russ Snyder
About Russ Snyder
Russell Henry Snyder's 1960 Topps card catches him early in a 12-year run as one of the American League's sharpest reserve outfielders, pictured with the Kansas City Athletics, who acquired him from the Yankees' organization in an April 1959 trade after he'd led the Class D Sooner State League in hitting. Snyder debuted with Kansas City that April and finished third in the 1959 AL Rookie of the Year vote, making card #81 a genuine rookie issue. A seven-player trade sent him to Baltimore in January 1961, and he became a steady contributor to the Orioles' rise, hitting .305 to lead the club in 1962 and carrying a league-best .347 average into the 1966 All-Star break. His diving catch against Kansas City clinched the pennant that September, and a lunging grab of John Roseboro's liner in Game One of the World Series helped Baltimore win its first championship. He closed his career with the White Sox, Indians, and Brewers, finishing with a .271 average and 984 hits over 1,365 games.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 296 | 0 | 9 | 131 | 98 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 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 #81 card?
It is card #81 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Russ Snyder.
Is 1960 Topps #81 a rookie card?
Yes - #81 is the 1960 Topps rookie card of Russ Snyder.
What is the 1960 Topps Venezuelan version?
Topps licensed a parallel printing for the Venezuelan market covering roughly the first 196 cards. It is a separate issue on thinner stock with Spanish text on the back, collected on its own and not part of finishing this 572-card set.
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.