1961 Topps #395 Chuck Estrada
The front carries the Topps All-Star Rookie trophy, given for his place as the right-handed pitcher on the 1960 All-Star Rookie team.
About Chuck Estrada
Topps caught Estrada fresh off an 18-11 rookie year, and card #48 sets him among the American League's winningest pitchers alongside Jim Perry, Bud Daley, Art Ditmar, Frank Lary and Milt Pappas. No pitcher had led that league in wins for this franchise since Urban Shocker won 27 for the 1921 St. Louis Browns. His own series-5 card #395 carries the trophy Topps handed its 1960 All-Star Rookie team.
Charles Leonard Estrada, a hard-throwing right-hander born February 15, 1938, in San Luis Obispo, California, signed with the Baltimore Orioles on September 27, 1956, out of Atascadero High School and semipro ball with the San Luis Obispo Blues. He reached the majors on April 21, 1960, as part of the young Orioles staff known as the Kiddie Korps, and tied Jim Perry for the American League lead with 18 wins as a rookie, the only pitcher ever to top that league in victories in his first season. He was an All-Star in both of that summer's two games and worked an inning in the first of them, and The Sporting News named him its Pitcher of the Year. Estrada stayed a workhorse starter through 1962, but elbow trouble put him on the operating table in September 1963 and he never regained that form. He pitched briefly for Baltimore through 1964, spent 1965 at Triple-A Rochester, and made his last big-league appearance on June 11, 1967, finishing 50-44 with a 4.07 ERA and 535 strikeouts over seven seasons. He kept throwing in the minors into 1969, then coached into the 1990s, with pitching-coach stints for the Rangers, Padres and Indians.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 452 | 0 | 8 | 168 | 174 | 74 | 18 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 26 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 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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Team card: #159 Baltimore Orioles Team
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- #182 Dave Nicholson
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1961 Topps #395 card?
It is card #395 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Chuck Estrada of the Baltimore Orioles.
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.