1961 Topps #27 Jerry Kindall
About Jerry Kindall
Kindall bounced between both middle-infield spots for the 1961 Cubs, 50 games at second base spelling Don Zimmer and 47 at shortstop during the stretch when Ernie Banks was trying left field. He drove in four on June 3 at Crosley Field, a three-run homer off Jim Brosnan in the seventh and an RBI double in the eighth of a 10-7 comeback, and four more on August 14, a three-run shot off Frank Sullivan in a 9-2 win over the Phillies. He sat at .273 after a July 9 doubleheader, then slid to .242 with 75 hits, a career-high 22 doubles, nine homers and 44 RBI in 96 games. Card 27 is a first-series Chicago issue.
Jerry Kindall was a right-handed infielder from St. Paul, Minnesota, who signed with the Chicago Cubs in June 1956 as a bonus baby, reportedly for $50,000, straight out of a College World Series title with the University of Minnesota. The bonus rule chained him to the big-league roster with almost no playing time, and only after hitting .164 and .160 did he get his apprenticeship: two seasons at Fort Worth in 1958 and 1959. He returned to the Cubs in 1960 and went to Cleveland in a November 1961 trade for pitcher Bobby Locke. He finished with the Minnesota Twins, starting 101 games at second base for the 1965 pennant winner before a torn leg muscle and rookie Frank Quilici cut his time; he never got into the World Series, and was released in the spring of 1966. Nine seasons left him at .213 in 742 games with 44 home runs, unusual pop for a middle infielder, and a glove Tommy John said kept him in the lineup. Cooperstown never called, but the College Baseball Hall of Fame took him in 2007 after 24 years as head coach at Arizona, where he won 860 games and three national championships.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 324 | 6 | 35 | 154 | 75 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 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 #27 card?
It is card #27 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jerry Kindall of the Chicago Cubs.
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.