1961 Topps #423 Charlie Neal
About Charlie Neal
Card #423 falls in the fifth series of 1961 Topps and shows Neal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, where he had been the regular second baseman since the club moved west in 1958. The season behind it began his decline: in 1960 he batted .256 with 8 home runs and 40 RBIs in 139 games, a long way from the 19 homers and 83 RBIs of the year before. He did still appear in both of that summer's All-Star Games.
Charles Lenard Neal was born in Longview, Texas, on January 30, 1931, into a baseball family; his father organized the sandlot team he and his brother played on. He came up through Black semipro ball and in later years said he had also played for the Atlanta Black Crackers of the Negro Southern League. Brooklyn signed him in 1950 and he reached the Dodgers in April 1956. Listed at 5-foot-10 and 165 pounds, Neal was known first for his speed and his double-play pivot, but he hit with surprising power, including 22 home runs in 1958, when he started at second base in the Dodgers' first game in California and recorded the first hit in Los Angeles Dodgers history. His 1959 was his best season: .287 with 177 hits, 19 home runs, 83 RBIs, a share of the National League triples lead, and the first Gold Glove any Dodger won at second base. He then hit .370 with two home runs in that October's World Series win over the Chicago White Sox. An All-Star in 1959 and in both 1960 games, he faded quickly after turning 30. Neal batted .259 with 87 home runs and 391 RBIs over 970 games, and died in Dallas in 1996.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference · Baseball Almanac (1) · Baseball Almanac (2)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 400 | 2 | 35 | 179 | 104 | 47 | 23 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 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 #423 card?
It is card #423 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Charlie Neal of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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.