1960 Topps #212 Walt Alston
The manager subset (#212-227) opens with Walt Alston of the champion Dodgers.
About this card
Cards #212-227 are the manager subset, each skipper shown in a color portrait beside a black-and-white action shot in the same layout as the players.
About Walt Alston
Walter Alston's own major-league playing career lasted one game: filling in at first base for Johnny Mize with the 1936 St. Louis Cardinals, he struck out in his only at-bat. He spent 13 seasons in the minors as a player and player-manager, hitting .295 with 176 home runs, and in 1946 led the integrated Nashua Dodgers -- with Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe in the lineup -- to a New England League title. After running Brooklyn's top farm clubs, the St. Paul Saints and Montreal Royals, Alston was promoted to manage the Dodgers in 1954, the first of 23 consecutive one-year contracts he signed with the club. In his second season he led Brooklyn to its only World Series title, in 1955, and went on to win seven NL pennants and four World Series (1955, 1959, 1963, 1965) across 23 seasons spanning the franchise's move to Los Angeles. Nicknamed "Smokey" in his youth for the speed of his fastball, the reserved Alston earned six Manager of the Year honors and had his No. 24 retired by the Dodgers. He entered the Hall of Fame in 1983. Card #212 opens Topps' 1960 manager subset with Alston fresh off guiding the champion Dodgers.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 494 | 4 | 26 | 178 | 126 | 72 | 42 | 45 | 1 |
| SGC | 47 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 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 #212 card?
It is card #212 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Walt Alston. Cards #212-227 are the manager subset, each skipper shown in a color portrait beside a black-and-white action shot in the same layout as the players.
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.