1961 Topps #249 Cincinnati Reds Team
Hall of Famers on the 1960 Cincinnati Reds roster: Frank Robinson.
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 #249 in the 1961 Topps set is the Cincinnati Reds team card, issued in the third print series. The card looks back on the 1960 season, when Cincinnati finished sixth in the National League at 67-87, 28 games behind the World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates, and drew 664,486 to Crosley Field, last in the eight-team league. Fred Hutchinson managed; Vada Pinson piled up 187 hits and Bob Purkey won 17. On June 15 the Reds sent Tony Gonzalez and Lee Walls to Philadelphia for Wally Post and Harry Anderson. Frank Robinson, the lone Hall of Famer on the roster, hit .297 with 31 homers. Under new general manager Bill DeWitt, that sixth-place club was one year from a pennant.
Sources: Wikipedia (1960 Cincinnati Reds season) · Wikipedia (1961 Cincinnati Reds season) · Wikipedia (Frank Robinson)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 383 | 0 | 22 | 165 | 96 | 48 | 27 | 23 | 2 |
| SGC | 36 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 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 #249 card?
It is card #249 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Cincinnati Reds. 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.