1961 Topps #306 1960 World Series Game 1 - Virdon Saves Game
Front pictures Pirates center fielder Bill Virdon, with second baseman Bill Mazeroski, in uniform 9, in the foreground.
Pictures a Hall of Famer: Bill Mazeroski.
About this card
Cards #306-313 tell the 1960 World Series game by game - the Pirates over the Yankees on Bill Mazeroski's Game 7 home run - and close with the Pirates celebrating.
The story on this card
Topps gave number 306 to the opening game of the 1960 World Series, played October 5 at Forbes Field, and the front pictures Pirates center fielder Bill Virdon, with second baseman Bill Mazeroski, in uniform 9, in the foreground. Pittsburgh scored three in the first off Art Ditmar, Virdon walking, stealing second and coming home on Dick Groat's double. The Pirates led 3-1 in the fourth when Yogi Berra drove one into right-center with two aboard; Virdon ran it down a step shy of the wall, brushing past Roberto Clemente, and Danny Murtaugh called it the play of the game. Bill Mazeroski homered in the bottom half, Virdon doubled in a sixth-inning run, Vern Law won it, and Roy Face closed out the 6-4 opener. It is a fourth-series card from the set's World Series subset.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 422 | 0 | 6 | 96 | 135 | 100 | 40 | 42 | 3 |
| SGC | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-09-04. PSA counts are straight grades only; PSA half grades (PSA 1.5 among them) and qualified slabs are not included. SGC half grades fold down (8.5→8). Slabs of the two cards printed #463 are joined by description, never by number alone.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1961 Topps #306 card?
It is card #306 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, 1960 World Series Game #1 - Virdon Saves Game. Cards #306-313 tell the 1960 World Series game by game - the Pirates over the Yankees on Bill Mazeroski's Game 7 home run - and close with the Pirates celebrating.
How many cards are in the 1961 Topps Baseball set?
587 cards, tracked as 596 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 589, but #426, #587 and #588 were never issued and two different cards were printed #463 - Jack Fisher and the Milwaukee Braves Team card, catalogued 463b - and eight cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, The Topps Archives, 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 2026-10-05.