1960 Topps #535 Whitey Lockman
About Whitey Lockman
Whitey Lockman broke in with the New York Giants in July 1945 at age 18, homering in his first major-league at-bat and driving in four runs that same afternoon at the Polo Grounds. The Lowell, North Carolina native spent the bulk of his career with the Giants, from that wartime debut through the club's 1958 move to San Francisco, making the National League All-Star team in 1952. He played a pivotal role in one of baseball's most famous moments: his one-out double off Don Newcombe on October 3, 1951, set the stage for Bobby Thomson's pennant-winning "Shot Heard 'Round the World," with Lockman himself scoring the tying run just ahead of Thomson. He won a World Series ring in 1954 when the Giants swept Cleveland. Traded to St. Louis in 1956, Lockman closed out his fifteen-year playing career with Baltimore and, in 1959-60, Cincinnati -- the Reds cap he wears on card #535, a short-printed high number in the 1960 Topps set. He later managed the Chicago Cubs (1972-74). Giants teammates nicknamed him "Whitey" for his light-blond hair, replacing the childhood nickname "Pickle" he'd carried since boyhood in Gaston County.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 297 | 1 | 11 | 83 | 102 | 55 | 23 | 22 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 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 #535 card?
It is card #535 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Whitey Lockman.
Why is #535 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.