1961 Topps #362 Frank Funk
About Frank Funk
Card #362 falls in the fourth series, a plain numbered card, and collectors treat it as Funk's rookie card. The Cleveland cap on it was still new to him. Toronto of the International League sold his contract to the Indians in August 1960, and the 25-year-old right-hander debuted on September 3. Over the rest of that month he made nine appearances, all in relief, with a 4-2 record, one save and a 1.99 ERA over 31 2/3 innings. It is the only Funk card issued before he had a full big-league season behind him.
Franklin Ray Funk, a right-handed pitcher out of Washington, D.C., was born August 30, 1935 and signed with the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1954. His road to the majors ran through Toronto of the Triple-A International League, which picked him up before the 1959 season and sold his contract to Cleveland in August 1960. Funk debuted for the Indians on September 3, 1960, and he never started a big-league game: all 137 of his appearances came in relief, and he finished 20-17 with a 3.01 ERA, 150 strikeouts and 18 saves. Cleveland shipped him to the Milwaukee Braves in a November 1962 trade for Joe Adcock and Jack Curtis, and the 1963 season in Milwaukee was his last in the majors, though he kept pitching in the minor leagues through 1969. Coaching filled the decades that followed. He managed in the minors and worked as a big-league bullpen or pitching coach for the San Francisco Giants, the Seattle Mariners, the Kansas City Royals and the Colorado Rockies between 1976 and 1998.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 299 | 0 | 12 | 154 | 90 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 #362 card?
It is card #362 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Frank Funk of the Cleveland Indians.
Is 1961 Topps #362 a rookie card?
Yes - #362 is the 1961 Topps rookie card of Frank Funk.
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.