1960 Topps #509 Tommy Davis
Tommy Davis's rookie card — two NL batting titles were four years away.
About Tommy Davis
Herman Thomas Davis Jr. grew up playing ball in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, where a phone call from Jackie Robinson convinced the teenage star to sign with the Dodgers over the Yankees. He won batting titles at Class D Kokomo and Triple-A Spokane before making the Los Angeles roster for good in 1960, batting .276 in a rookie season now pictured on his short-printed high-number card. Davis broke out in 1962, hitting .346 with a league-leading 230 hits and a franchise-record 153 RBI, then repeated as NL batting champion in 1963 while batting .400 as the Dodgers swept the Yankees in the World Series. A shattered, dislocated ankle sliding into second base on May 1, 1965, ended his run as one of the National League's most productive hitters; he played on for a decade more, ten teams in all, finishing as Baltimore's Outstanding Designated Hitter in 1974. Davis was never enshrined in Cooperstown, but his back-to-back batting crowns remain unmatched by any Dodger since — a lofty finish for a card that, in 1960, only hinted at what was coming.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 526 | 1 | 3 | 96 | 127 | 150 | 80 | 68 | 1 |
| SGC | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 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 #509 card?
It is card #509 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tommy Davis.
Is 1960 Topps #509 a rookie card?
Yes - #509 is the 1960 Topps rookie card of Tommy Davis.
Why is #509 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 2026-10-13.