1961 Topps #47 National League 1960 Pitching Leaders Games Won - Ernie Broglio / Warren Spahn / Vern Law / Lew Burdette
On this card: Ernie Broglio, Warren Spahn, Vern Law, Lew Burdette
About this card
Cards #41-50 are the League Leaders subset - the first Topps set to carry one - each card listing the 1960 leaders in one statistical category, the National League card first and the American League card second in each pair.
The story on this card
Card 47 is a League Leaders entry from the first series of 1961 Topps, the first Topps set to carry a League Leaders subset, and it ranks the National League's top winners of 1960. Ernie Broglio of the Cardinals and Warren Spahn of the Braves tied for the league lead at 21 wins apiece, Broglio finishing 21-9 and the 39-year-old Spahn 21-10. Vern Law of the Pirates came next at 20-9, a year that brought him the Cy Young Award, then still a single honor covering both leagues. Lew Burdette, Spahn's Milwaukee rotation mate, closed the board at 19-13. Two collectible states exist: version a has no vertical black bar, while version b shows one to the right of the 19 in Burdette's square.
Ernie Broglio - right-hander who tied for the National League lead with 21 wins for the 1960 Cardinals, then became the pitcher St. Louis traded to the Cubs for a young Lou Brock in 1964. Warren Spahn - the winningest left-handed pitcher in baseball history, a Braves ace who won 20 games in 13 different seasons, threw no-hitters at 39 and 40, and was still going 23-7 at age 42. Vern Law was Pittsburgh's ace and the first Pirate to win a Cy Young Award, going 20-9 in 1960 and winning two World Series starts on a badly sprained ankle before a shoulder injury and a 1965 comeback shaped the rest of his career. Lew Burdette was the Milwaukee Braves' battle-tested right-hander who beat the Yankees three times, with two shutouts, to win 1957 World Series MVP; a career 203-game winner and suspected spitballer who also no-hit the Phillies in 1960.
Sources: Wikipedia (Ernie Broglio) · Wikipedia (Vern Law) · Wikipedia (Warren Spahn) · Wikipedia (Lew Burdette) · SABR BioProject (Ernie Broglio) · SABR BioProject (Warren Spahn) · SABR BioProject (Vern Law) · SABR BioProject (Lew Burdette) · SABR Games Project · Baseball Almanac (1) · Baseball Almanac (2) · Baseball Almanac (Warren Spahn) · Baseball Almanac (Vern Law) · Baseball Almanac (Lew Burdette) · Baseball Almanac (Ernie Broglio) · BaseballCardPedia
Print variations
Two states of #47 are tracked individually: 47a - No Vertical Black Bar and 47b - Vertical Black Bar. The difference is on the front of the card (print flaw).
States catalogued by the PSA master set registry and the Trading Card Database; each is tracked here individually.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47a - No Vertical Black Bar | |||||||||
| PSA | 443 | 3 | 26 | 196 | 110 | 58 | 24 | 24 | 2 |
| SGC | 87 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 0 |
| 47b - Vertical Black Bar | |||||||||
| PSA | 235 | 1 | 14 | 80 | 52 | 24 | 35 | 29 | 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). Where a grader registers a variation separately its population is listed under that variation. 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 #47 card?
It is card #47 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ernie Broglio, Warren Spahn, Vern Law and Lew Burdette. Cards #41-50 are the League Leaders subset - the first Topps set to carry one - each card listing the 1960 leaders in one statistical category, the National League card first and the American League card second in each pair.
Does 1961 Topps #47 have variations?
Yes. Two states are catalogued and tracked individually: 47a - No Vertical Black Bar (The common card: no black vertical bar to the right of the "19" in Burdette's box on the front) and 47b - Vertical Black Bar (A black vertical bar prints to the right of the "19" in Burdette's box - the scarce state). Owning any one of them fills the #47 slot; the master set counts each state.
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.