1961 Topps #90 Jerry Staley
About Jerry Staley
1961 Topps #90 belongs to the set's first series and pictures Staley with the Chicago White Sox, the bullpen he had worked out of since Al Lopez sent him there for good in 1957. He was coming off a 1960 season of 13-8 with 10 saves and a 2.42 ERA in 64 games, work that earned him an American League All-Star selection that same summer. By then, Staley had been in the majors since 1947. It turned out to be a farewell: he pitched 1961 for the White Sox, the Kansas City Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, and Detroit released him that October.
Gerald Lee Staley, born August 21, 1920 in Brush Prairie, Washington, pitched fifteen major league seasons from 1947 to 1961 as a right-hander for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Redlegs, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, and Detroit Tigers. His main pitch was a sinkerball he changed speeds on, with an occasional knuckleball as a change of pace. He won 19, 17 and 18 games as a Cardinals starter from 1951 through 1953 and made the National League All-Star team in 1952 and 1953. St. Louis traded him to Cincinnati in December 1954; the Yankees bought him in September 1955 and waived him to the White Sox in May 1956, and manager Al Lopez moved him to the bullpen for good in 1957. Staley's sinker produced the game-ending double-play grounder that clinched the 1959 American League pennant, and he led the league that season in games pitched and games finished, though Chicago lost the World Series to the Dodgers. He was an American League All-Star in 1960. He finished 134-111 with 61 saves and a 3.70 ERA in 640 games, and died at his home in Vancouver, Washington, on January 2, 2008, at age 87.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 328 | 1 | 38 | 179 | 72 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 21 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 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 #90 card?
It is card #90 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jerry Staley of the Chicago White Sox.
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.