1961 Topps #332 Dutch Dotterer
The front photo is actually his younger brother, Tom Dotterer, not Dutch.
Uncorrected error: The photo is his brother Tommy Dotterer, not Dutch.
About Dutch Dotterer
Number 332 sits in the fourth series of the 1961 Topps set and carries Dotterer as a Washington Senator, the expansion club having taken him in the December 1960 draft after Kansas City left him unprotected. His rookie card is his 1958 Topps issue. The wrinkle collectors chase is the picture itself: Topps printed the head shot of his younger brother Tom, a Cincinnati farmhand who never reached the majors, above Dutch's name. Washington used him in only seven games and 19 at-bats, and he played his last major league game on April 30, 1961, before being released in May.
Henry John "Dutch" Dotterer Jr. was a right-handed catcher who played parts of five major league seasons, from 1957 through 1961, mostly with the Cincinnati Redlegs/Reds before finishing with the expansion Washington Senators. Born in Syracuse, New York, on November 11, 1930 (some records give 1931), he was the son of a minor-league shortstop who later scouted for Cincinnati, the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees. Dotterer starred at Syracuse University before signing with the Cincinnati organization in June 1950, spent 1953 and 1954 in the Navy, and did not reach the majors until September 1957. Over 107 games he batted .247 with five home runs and 33 RBI, a backup catcher prized for his arm, throwing out roughly one of every three runners who tested him. On June 10, 1960 he hit a grand slam off Sandy Koufax that accounted for every Cincinnati run in a 4-3 win, and he twice beat Warren Spahn with extra-inning pinch hits. Cincinnati traded him to Kansas City in October 1960, the Athletics left him unprotected, and Washington took him in that December's expansion draft. He closed out his playing days with the hometown Syracuse Chiefs in 1961-1962 and was enshrined in the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. He died in Syracuse in 1999.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 387 | 1 | 63 | 221 | 81 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 #332 card?
It is Dutch Dotterer's Washington Senators card, #332 in the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set - but the photograph shows his younger brother, Tommy Dotterer, not Dutch.
Does 1961 Topps #332 have an error?
The photo is his brother Tommy Dotterer, not Dutch. It was never corrected, so there is no variation to chase - every copy of #332 reads the same way.
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.