1960 Topps #514 Steve Barber
About Steve Barber
Steve Barber signed with the Baltimore Orioles in 1957 out of Silver Spring, Maryland, and reached the majors on April 21, 1960, at age 22. The hard-throwing left-hander anchored Baltimore's young "Kiddie Korps" rotation alongside Milt Pappas, Chuck Estrada, Jack Fisher and Jerry Walker, going 95-75 over eight seasons. In 1963 he became the first 20-game winner in modern Orioles history, going 20-13 with a 2.75 ERA and 180 strikeouts, earning the first of two All-Star nods (1963, 1966); elbow tendinitis kept him off the mound for the 1966 World Series as Baltimore swept the Dodgers for its first title. On April 30, 1967, he lost a no-hit bid to wildness alone, pulled with two outs in the ninth still hitless before Stu Miller finished a combined no-hitter in a 2-1 loss to Detroit. Arm trouble limited him to a 26-31 mark across six more clubs before he retired in 1974 with 121 career wins. His 1960 Topps card, #514, is his recognized rookie card, issued in the scarce short-printed high-number series (#507-572).
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 325 | 1 | 12 | 118 | 114 | 46 | 26 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 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 #514 card?
It is card #514 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Steve Barber.
Is 1960 Topps #514 a rookie card?
Yes - #514 is the 1960 Topps rookie card of Steve Barber.
Why is #514 harder to find?
It sits in the high-number series, #507-572, printed last and distributed late in the 1960 season when fewer packs were bought. Those 66 cards are the toughest run in the set and carry the twenty Sport Magazine All-Stars.
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.