1961 Topps #228 New York Yankees Team
Hall of Famers on the 1960 New York Yankees roster: Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle and Casey Stengel.
About this card
The sixteen team cards pair a club photo with the previous season's record. Neither 1961 expansion club, the Los Angeles Angels or the new Washington Senators, has one.
The story on this card
Card 228 is the New York Yankees team card, a third-series entry looking back at 1960. Casey Stengel's club went 97-57 -- 55-22 of it at Yankee Stadium -- and finished eight games clear of Baltimore for its 25th pennant. Then came a strange World Series: the Yankees outscored Pittsburgh 55-27 and got two complete-game shutouts from Whitey Ford, yet lost in seven when Bill Mazeroski homered in the ninth of Game 7. Roger Maris was AL MVP, Mickey Mantle led the league with 40 home runs, and Elston Howard took over as everyday catcher while Yogi Berra split time between the outfield and backup work. Berra, Ford, Mantle and Stengel all reached Cooperstown; Stengel, 70, was dismissed shortly after the defeat.
Sources: Wikipedia (1960 New York Yankees season) · Wikipedia (1960 World Series) · Wikipedia (Casey Stengel) · Baseball Almanac
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,668 | 2 | 45 | 292 | 350 | 347 | 247 | 383 | 2 |
| SGC | 344 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 54 | 67 | 74 | 120 | 4 |
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 #228 card?
It is card #228 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing the New York Yankees. The sixteen team cards pair a club photo with the previous season's record. Neither 1961 expansion club, the Los Angeles Angels or the new Washington Senators, has one.
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.