1961 Topps #393 Batter Bafflers - Don Cardwell / Glen Hobbie
On this card: Don Cardwell, Glen Hobbie
About this card
This is one of the eleven combo cards in the 1961 Topps set, each pairing two or three players under a headline rather than giving one man his own card.
The story on this card
Topps handed Chicago Cubs right-handers Don Cardwell and Glen Hobbie the "Batter Bafflers" title, one of several 1961 combination cards that group pitchers under a nickname instead of a stat line; the same set pairs Koufax and Podres as "Dodger Southpaws" and Face and Law as "Buc Hill Aces." Card 393 is a fifth-series card; both men had reached the majors in 1957. The pairing made sense after 1960: Cardwell arrived from Philadelphia in a May trade and two days later no-hit the Cardinals 4-0 at Wrigley Field in his first start as a Cub, the first pitcher ever to manage that with a new club. Hobbie, the holdover, won 16 games and lost 20, tying for the National League lead in defeats.
Don Cardwell was a hard-throwing North Carolina right-hander who no-hit the Cardinals two days after a May 1960 trade to the Cubs, won 102 games over fourteen seasons, and pitched for the 1969 champion Mets. Glen Hobbie was a Chicago Cubs right-hander who won 16 games in both 1959 and 1960, then was traded to the Cardinals for Lew Burdette in 1964, finishing his career with 62 wins and 682 strikeouts.
Sources: Wikipedia (Don Cardwell) · Wikipedia (Glen Hobbie) · SABR BioProject (Don Cardwell) · SABR BioProject (Glen Hobbie) · SABR Games Project · Baseball Almanac (1) · Baseball Almanac (Don Cardwell) · Baseball Almanac (Glen Hobbie) · Baseball Almanac (2)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 337 | 0 | 17 | 131 | 137 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 4 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #393 card?
It is card #393 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Don Cardwell and Glen Hobbie. This is one of the eleven combo cards in the 1961 Topps set, each pairing two or three players under a headline rather than giving one man his own card.
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.