1961 Topps #326 Dave Hillman
About Dave Hillman
His 1961 Topps card, #326 in the fourth series, is a plain mid-set card. His rookie card dates to 1957. The Boston uniform traces to November 21, 1959, when the Cubs sent Hillman and first baseman Jim Marshall to the Red Sox for slugger Dick Gernert, the first trade completed under a new rule that briefly let the leagues trade without waivers. His 1960 was rough: a spring-training car wreck on March 10 cost him seven stitches and a badly bruised throwing shoulder, and in early July a Hoyt Wilhelm knuckleball tore the fingernail off his right index finger as he squared to bunt, putting him back on the disabled list at 0-3 in 15 games. He pitched just once more that year.
Dave Hillman, born Darius Dutton Hillman in Dungannon, Virginia, was a right-handed pitcher and the first big leaguer ever produced by that tiny southwestern Virginia town or its high school. He reached the majors with the Chicago Cubs in 1955 after Air Force service and five seasons in the minors, and spent parts of five years in Chicago as a swingman who could start or relieve. He moved on to the Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Mets to close out an eight-season career that ran through 1962, going 21-37 with a 3.87 ERA, 296 strikeouts, eight complete games, and one shutout in 188 games. His steadiest stretch came with the late-1950s Cubs, where sharp control -- more than two strikeouts per walk in both 1958 and 1959 -- kept his ERA respectable even when his won-lost record did not reflect it. After baseball he settled in Kingsport, Tennessee, and spent decades selling clothes at his uncle's store, retiring in 1990. He died in 2022 at 95, by then the oldest surviving Cincinnati Reds alumnus.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 261 | 0 | 19 | 111 | 75 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1961 Topps #326 card?
It is card #326 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dave Hillman of the Boston Red Sox.
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.