1960 Topps #5 Wally Moon
About Wally Moon
Wallace Wade Moon signed out of Texas A&M for a $6,000 bonus and broke in with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954, taking over in the outfield for the traded Enos Slaughter and homering in his first big-league at-bat. He beat out Ernie Banks and Hank Aaron for National League Rookie of the Year. A left-handed hitter nicknamed "Booger" since childhood, for his fear of the booger man, Moon made two All-Star teams (1957, 1959) in five seasons with St. Louis before a trade sent him to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Gino Cimoli in 1958. In Los Angeles he adjusted his swing to lift fly balls over the short, high left-field screen at the Coliseum, and the press dubbed the results "Moon shots." He helped the Dodgers win the 1959 World Series in his first year there, won a Gold Glove in 1960, and added championships in 1963 and 1965. Card #5 in the 1960 Topps set shows him in Dodger blue during that run — a career .289 hitter who finished with 142 home runs over 12 seasons.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 438 | 2 | 10 | 130 | 135 | 85 | 36 | 40 | 0 |
| SGC | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 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 #5 card?
It is card #5 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Wally Moon.
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.