1961 Topps #159 Baltimore Orioles Team
Hall of Famers on the 1960 Baltimore Orioles roster: Brooks Robinson and Hoyt Wilhelm.
About this card
The sixteen team cards pair a club photo with the previous season's record. Neither 1961 expansion club, the Los Angeles Angels or the new Washington Senators, has one.
The story on this card
Card 159 is the Baltimore Orioles team card, a second-series entry in the 1961 Topps set - a plain team photo. It reports 1960, when the Orioles went 89-65 to finish second in the American League, eight games behind the pennant-winning Yankees. That was Baltimore's first winning season since the franchise left St. Louis in 1954, and its first winning record since the 1945 Browns. Paul Richards, the Associated Press AL Manager of the Year, ran a Memorial Stadium club carrying two future Hall of Famers: Brooks Robinson, who took the first of his 16 Gold Gloves at third, and knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm. Rookie Chuck Estrada tied for the league lead with 18 wins, and shortstop Ron Hansen was Rookie of the Year.
Sources: Wikipedia (1960 Baltimore Orioles season) · Wikipedia (Chuck Estrada) · Wikipedia (Brooks Robinson) · Wikipedia (Hoyt Wilhelm)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 390 | 1 | 15 | 143 | 134 | 45 | 15 | 34 | 3 |
| SGC | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 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 #159 card?
It is card #159 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Baltimore Orioles. The sixteen team cards pair a club photo with the previous season's record. Neither 1961 expansion club, the Los Angeles Angels or the new Washington Senators, has one.
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.