1960 Topps #470 Wash. Senators Coaches
On this card: Bob Swift, Ellis Clary, Sam Mele
Coaches card — Bob Swift, Ellis Clary, Sam Mele.
About this card
Cards #455-470 are the coaches subset, unique to 1960 - each card stacks three or four of a club's coaches on a single front, a format Topps never repeated.
The players on this card
The 1960 Washington Senators coaching staff, under manager Cookie Lavagetto, included three former big-leaguers with long backgrounds in the game. Bob Swift caught for the Browns, Athletics and Tigers from 1940-53 and was part of Detroit's 1945 World Series championship club; he is remembered as Detroit's catcher receiving pitches when the Browns sent Eddie Gaedel up to pinch-hit in 1951, one of baseball's most famous stunts. Swift coached for Washington in 1960 before rejoining the Tigers organization. Ellis Clary played infield for the Senators and St. Louis Browns in the 1940s, appearing in the 1944 World Series for the pennant-winning Browns, then served as Washington's third-base coach for six seasons (1955-60). Sam Mele, a strong-hitting right fielder who drove in 86 and 94 runs for Washington in 1950-51 and led the AL with 36 doubles in 1951, joined the Senators' coaching staff in July 1959 and remained through 1960, later managing the Twins to the 1965 American League pennant.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 283 | 1 | 15 | 122 | 78 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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 #470 card?
It is card #470 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Swift, Ellis Clary, Sam Mele. Cards #455-470 are the coaches subset, unique to 1960 - each card stacks three or four of a club's coaches on a single front, a format Topps never repeated.
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.