1961 Topps #515 Jackie Brandt
About Jackie Brandt
Card #515 lands in the 1961 set's sixth series, picturing Brandt with Baltimore. The back reports 1960, the season the Orioles installed him in center field after acquiring him from the Giants: .254 with 130 hits, 15 home runs, 65 RBI and 73 runs in 145 games, 101 of them spent in center field.
Jackie Brandt (born April 28, 1934, in Omaha, Nebraska) signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1953, debuted on April 21, 1956, and moved that same year to the New York Giants, staying with the franchise through its shift to San Francisco. He won the 1959 National League Gold Glove as the Giants' left fielder, in an outfield that also honored Willie Mays in center. Traded to Baltimore for 1960, he was the Orioles' regular center fielder for five seasons before Paul Blair took the job in 1965. He made the American League All-Star team in 1961 and set career highs of 19 home runs and 75 RBI in 1962. Baltimore sent him and Darold Knowles to the Phillies for Jack Baldschun on December 6, 1965, and he finished in 1967 with Houston. Over 11 seasons he batted .262 with 1,020 hits, 112 home runs and 485 RBI in 1,221 games, nicknamed 'Flakey' for a famously distracted, unpredictable style.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 283 | 0 | 16 | 111 | 101 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 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 #515 card?
It is card #515 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jackie Brandt of the Baltimore Orioles.
Why is #515 harder to find?
It is from the sixth print series (cards 447-522) - noticeably tougher than the first five, easier than the true highs.
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.