1960 Topps #204 Ryne Duren
About Ryne Duren
Rinold George "Ryne" Duren was born February 22, 1929, in Cazenovia, Wisconsin, and signed with the St. Louis Browns organization for a $500 bonus in January 1949. He spent eight years toiling through the low minors as a hard-throwing, wayward right-hander, his control worsened by vision so poor -- 20/70 in one eye, 20/200 in the other, the legacy of a 1945 bout with rheumatic fever -- that he wore thick "Coke-bottle" glasses for the rest of his career. Reshaped into a reliever under Denver manager Ralph Houk, Duren reached the Yankees in 1958 and turned his terrifying, sometimes 100-mph and wildly unpredictable fastball into a weapon, making the AL All-Star team and helping New York beat Milwaukee in the World Series, winning Game Six in relief. He returned to both 1959 All-Star Games, striking out Willie Mays and Eddie Mathews, and earned a fourth All-Star selection in 1961. His 1960 Topps card, #204, arrives on the heels of that 1.88-ERA career year and just months before he took the mound again in the Yankees' seven-game World Series loss to Pittsburgh. Alcoholism ended his playing days in 1965; Duren later became a nationally respected addiction counselor.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 391 | 0 | 5 | 96 | 128 | 88 | 40 | 34 | 0 |
| SGC | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
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 #204 card?
It is card #204 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ryne Duren.
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.