1961 Topps #519 Jim Pagliaroni
About Jim Pagliaroni
Pagliaroni's recognized rookie card arrives in the sixth series, the run just before the set's scarce final series. Boston had recalled him from Spokane of the Pacific Coast League at the end of July 1960, and the trial went well: 19 hits in 62 at-bats over 28 games for a .306 average, nine of those hits going for extra bases, and a spot on The Sporting News All-Rookie team. He was also standing in the on-deck circle at Fenway Park on September 28, 1960, when Ted Williams homered in his final major-league at-bat.
James Vincent Pagliaroni was born December 8, 1937, in Dearborn, Michigan, and grew up in Long Beach, California, where he starred at Woodrow Wilson High School. The Boston Red Sox signed him in 1955 as an amateur free agent for a reported $85,000 bonus paid out over ten years, and the bonus rules of the day put him straight onto the major-league roster; he debuted at Fenway Park on August 13, 1955, at age seventeen. Army service from 1956 to 1958 and three minor-league seasons followed before he returned to Boston for good in August 1960. A right-handed hitter listed at six-foot-four and 210 pounds, Pagliaroni caught eleven big-league seasons for the Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics and Seattle Pilots, batting .252 with 90 home runs and 326 RBI in 849 games and fielding .991 behind the plate. He was on the receiving end of two celebrated games, Bill Monbouquette's 1962 no-hitter and Catfish Hunter's 1968 perfect game, and his teammates elected him players' union representative with both the Pirates and the Athletics. He died of cancer on April 3, 2010, in Grass Valley, California.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 263 | 1 | 29 | 117 | 66 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 1 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 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 #519 card?
It is card #519 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Pagliaroni of the Boston Red Sox.
Is 1961 Topps #519 a rookie card?
Yes - #519 is the 1961 Topps rookie card of Jim Pagliaroni.
Why is #519 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.