1961 Topps #329 Julio Becquer
About Julio Becquer
Becquer's 1961 Topps card shows him with the Los Angeles Angels, the expansion club that drafted him in December 1960 after Washington left him unprotected. Blocked at first base by Ted Kluszewski and Steve Bilko, he got into only 11 games and went hitless in eight at-bats before Los Angeles waived him on May 10; the Phillies bought him and sent him to Buffalo. On June 2 his old franchise, by then relocated as the Minnesota Twins, purchased him back, and he hit five home runs in 57 games, among them the first pinch-hit walk-off homer in Twins history on June 20 and a pinch-hit walk-off grand slam on the Fourth of July. Card #329 is a fourth-series card. His rookie card was his 1958 Topps issue.
Julio Becquer was a Havana-born first baseman signed before the 1952 season by Senators scout Joe Cambria, who fed a steady stream of Cuban talent to Washington. A left-handed batter and thrower, he came up through Drummondville in Quebec, the Havana Cubans of the Florida International League, the Havana Sugar Kings of the International League and San Diego of the Pacific Coast League before reaching the Senators in September 1955. He spent most of his career on the bench, a slick fielder who finished at .993 at first base and one of the league's steadiest pinch hitters, leading the American League in pinch hits in both 1957 and 1959. Only 1960 made him a regular, and he set career highs that season with 110 games, 75 hits and 35 runs batted in. He finished with a .244 average, 238 hits, 12 home runs and 114 RBIs in 488 games over parts of seven seasons with the Senators, Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota Twins. He had earned a degree in agriculture in Havana and taught English; after baseball he stayed in Minnesota, worked 25 years for Dayton's department store and ran instructional camps for the Twins. He died November 1, 2020, at 88.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 344 | 0 | 24 | 173 | 107 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 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 #329 card?
It is card #329 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Julio Becquer of the Los Angeles Angels.
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.