1961 Topps #402 Larsen Pitches Perfect Game
The front pictures Don Larsen.
About this card
Cards #401-410 are the Baseball Thrills subset: ten event cards recalling famous feats, from Babe Ruth's 60th home run to Harvey Haddix's twelve perfect innings.
The story on this card
Card 402 in Topps' 1961 Baseball Thrills subset relives Don Larsen's perfect game. On October 8, 1956, with the Series tied at two games apiece, the Yankees right-hander faced the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game Five at Yankee Stadium before 64,519 fans and retired all 27 men he faced without a hit, a walk, or a baserunner. Working from the no-windup delivery he had developed late that season, Larsen struck out seven and needed 97 pitches, ending it when umpire Babe Pinelli called a third strike on pinch hitter Dale Mitchell. Mickey Mantle's fourth-inning homer and a Hank Bauer single made it 2-0 over Sal Maglie. It remains the only perfect game in World Series history. The card is a series 5 issue.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR Games Project · Baseball Almanac (1) · Baseball Almanac (2)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 696 | 0 | 46 | 212 | 185 | 118 | 73 | 58 | 4 |
| SGC | 103 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 33 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 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 #402 card?
It is card #402 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, Larsen Pitches Perfect Game. Cards #401-410 are the Baseball Thrills subset: ten event cards recalling famous feats, from Babe Ruth's 60th home run to Harvey Haddix's twelve perfect innings.
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.