1961 Topps #321 Marv Breeding
About Marv Breeding
Card #321, a fourth-series issue, reports Breeding's 1960 rookie year with Baltimore: a .267 average, 147 hits, 43 RBI, 25 doubles, 69 runs and 10 stolen bases in 152 games, including seven three-hit games. His 117 singles ranked ninth in the American League. It was the only year the Orioles handed him the second-base job for a full season.
Marvin Eugene Breeding was born March 8, 1934, in Decatur, Alabama, played college baseball at Samford University, and signed with the Baltimore Orioles in 1955. He did not reach the majors until April 19, 1960, at age 26, but arrived as Baltimore's regular second baseman and set every one of his career highs in that first season. Jerry Adair took over the position the next year, and Breeding spent his remaining Baltimore time moving around the infield. Before the 1963 season the Orioles sent him to the new Washington Senators in a five-player deal, and a midseason trade shipped him on to the Los Angeles Dodgers for pitcher Ed Roebuck. He sat on the bench that October while the Dodgers swept the New York Yankees in the World Series. His four-year career closed after 1963 at .250 with 317 hits, seven home runs and 92 RBI in 415 games. Breeding then played five more seasons of Triple-A ball, retiring in 1968. He worked afterward as a manufacturer's representative and built Marve Breeding Enterprises, which included the M&B Industries machine shop in his hometown. He was selected to the Samford Baseball Hall of Fame in February 2006 and died at home in Decatur on December 31, 2006, at age 72.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 295 | 1 | 19 | 132 | 102 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 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 #321 card?
It is card #321 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Marv Breeding of the Baltimore Orioles.
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.