1961 Topps #271 Jim Landis
About Jim Landis
Landis' 1961 Topps card, a series-3 issue numbered #271, reports his 1960 season with the White Sox, when he hit .253 with 10 home runs and 49 RBI in 148 games, stole a career-high 23 bases and won the first of five straight Gold Gloves in center field. That 1960 season also marked the second of the three years, after 1957 and before 1961, in which he led American League center fielders in double plays.
Jim Landis signed with the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1952 out of Contra Costa Junior College, then spent 1954 and 1955 in the U.S. Army in Alaska before debuting in the majors on April 16, 1957. A slick-fielding center fielder, he anchored Chicago's outfield through the "Go-Go Sox" era, batting .272 in 1959 as the White Sox won the American League pennant, then hitting .292 across all six games of the World Series loss to the Dodgers. Landis won five consecutive Gold Glove Awards from 1960 through 1964 and led American League center fielders in double plays three times, retiring with a .989 career outfield fielding average that stood second only to Jimmy Piersall among outfielders of his day. His lone All-Star selection came in 1962, and his best offensive season, 1961, produced career highs of a .283 average, 22 home runs and 85 RBI. Chicago traded him to Kansas City in January 1965, and he closed an eleven-year career with stops in Cleveland, Houston, Detroit and Boston, playing his final game on August 27, 1967. He finished with a .247 average, 93 home runs, 467 RBI and 139 stolen bases, was named to the White Sox Team of the Century in 2000, and died on October 7, 2017, in Napa, California.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 323 | 1 | 29 | 171 | 84 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 19 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 #271 card?
It is card #271 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Landis 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.