1961 Topps #309 1960 World Series Game 4 - Cimoli Safe In Crucial Play
The front pictures Gino Cimoli and Tony Kubek.
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
Card 309 sits in the World Series subset of Topps' fourth series for 1961, replaying Game 4 of the 1960 Fall Classic, October 9 at Yankee Stadium before 67,812. Bill Skowron's two-out homer in the fourth had New York ahead 1-0. In the fifth Gino Cimoli singled to right, and when Smoky Burgess grounded into a fielder's choice the throw to second could not retire Cimoli. That is the crucial play the card is named for, and the front pairs him with Yankees shortstop Tony Kubek. Two outs later Vern Law doubled Cimoli home and Bill Virdon singled in two. Law went 6 1/3 innings, Roy Face finished for the save, Ralph Terry took the 3-2 loss, and the Series was even at two.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 418 | 0 | 10 | 134 | 145 | 67 | 34 | 26 | 2 |
| SGC | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
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 #309 card?
It is card #309 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, 1960 World Series Game #4 - Cimoli Safe In Crucial Play. 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.