1961 Topps #532 Bob Hale
About Bob Hale
By 1961 Hale was Cleveland's veteran left-handed bat off the bench, and a cold one: .167 in 42 games when the Indians sold him to the New York Yankees on July 28. He started one game at first base for the pennant winners, on September 21, and went 2-for-13 otherwise, one of those two hits a home run - the second and last of his career. His final game came October 1, the day Roger Maris hit his 61st; Hale singled in his last at bat off Tracy Stallard, the pitcher Maris had taken deep. He did not appear in the World Series New York won in five games. His 1961 Topps card, #532, still carries a Cleveland Indians line - a high number from the seventh and final series.
Bob Hale was a left-handed-hitting first baseman, born in Sarasota, Florida, in November 1933 and raised in Chicago, where he starred at Lake View High School. He signed with the St. Louis Browns organization before the 1952 season and hit at every minor league stop: .332 with 100 RBI for Aberdeen of the Northern League in 1953, a Class B Piedmont League-leading 35 doubles for York in 1954, and .355 in 61 games back at York in 1955. That run brought a call-up to Baltimore, where he debuted on July 4, 1955 at age 21 and batted .357 in 67 games. He played a career-high 85 games in 1956 but hit .237, and after three more part-time seasons with the Orioles he was placed on waivers and picked up by Cleveland for 1960, remaking himself as a pinch hitter and batting .300 with 12 RBI in 70 games. The Indians sold him to the Yankees on July 28, 1961, and he was finished by October, leaving a .273 average, 171 hits and 89 RBI over 376 games. He spent 1962 at Triple-A Richmond, later worked as a coach and in college athletics, and joined the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. He died in 2012.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 361 | 2 | 34 | 153 | 106 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| SGC | 34 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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 #532 card?
It is card #532 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Hale of the Cleveland Indians.
Why is #532 harder to find?
It is a high number card (cards 523-589) from the seventh and last print series - the scarce end of the set, including the 22 Sporting News All-Stars.
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.