1960 Topps #439 Tom Brewer
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 Tom Brewer
Thomas Austin Brewer signed with the Red Sox out of Elon College in 1951, won 19 games in his only minor-league season with the Class D High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms, then served two years in the U.S. Army during the Korean War before debuting for Boston in 1954. The Cheraw, South Carolina-raised right-hander earned the club's rookie-of-the-year honors that first year and reeled off seven straight seasons of double-digit wins. His best year came in 1956: an All-Star selection, a career-best 19-9 record, 15 complete games, four shutouts, and MVP votes, with manager Lou Boudreau comparing his all-around game to Bob Lemon's. Shoulder trouble limited him to ten outings in 1961, his last season; he finished 91-82 with a 4.00 ERA and 733 strikeouts, all as a Red Sox. His 1960 Topps card, #439, arrived during a rough 10-15 campaign and comes from the Series 5 printing, found with either gray or white card stock, the white notably scarcer. He later coached at Cheraw High School, where the ball field now bears his name.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 380 | 0 | 23 | 144 | 143 | 50 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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 #439 card?
It is card #439 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Brewer.
Does #439 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.