1961 Topps #207 Dodger Southpaws - Sandy Koufax / Johnny Podres
On this card: Sandy Koufax, Johnny Podres
About this card
This is one of the eleven combo cards in the 1961 Topps set, each pairing two or three players under a headline rather than giving one man his own card.
The story on this card
Topps titled card 207 Dodger Southpaws and handed it to two men instead of one: Sandy Koufax and Johnny Podres. Southpaw is old ballpark shorthand for a left-hander, and Los Angeles ran a pair of them out of the same rotation, which is the whole hook. The 1961 set is full of these nicknamed pairings - Buc Hill Aces, Brother Battery - and this is the Dodgers' entry. Both pitchers also have solo cards in the set, Podres at #109 and Koufax at #344, so 207 is a bonus. It sits in the third series, an ordinary print run, but Koufax's name keeps it among the most chased cards in the set's middle.
Sandy Koufax was the Dodgers' left-hander nicknamed 'the Left Arm of God,' whose five-year run of dominance from 1962 to 1966 brought three unanimous Cy Young Awards and four no-hitters, including a perfect game, before an arthritic elbow forced his retirement at 30. Brooklyn's unlikeliest Game 7 starter, Podres shut out the Yankees 2-0 in 1955 for the only title the borough ever won and the first World Series MVP award, then pitched on to four rings, four All-Star teams and 148 wins.
Sources: Wikipedia (Sandy Koufax) · Wikipedia (Johnny Podres) · SABR BioProject (Sandy Koufax) · SABR BioProject (Johnny Podres) · National Baseball Hall of Fame · Baseball Almanac · Baseball Almanac (Sandy Koufax) · Baseball Almanac (Johnny Podres) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,811 | 1 | 31 | 295 | 377 | 364 | 272 | 457 | 14 |
| SGC | 563 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 62 | 93 | 150 | 227 | 7 |
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 #207 card?
It is card #207 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Sandy Koufax and Johnny Podres. This is one of the eleven combo cards in the 1961 Topps set, each pairing two or three players under a headline rather than giving one man his own card.
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.