1961 Topps #158 Pete Daley
About Pete Daley
The new Washington Senators claimed Daley in the December 1960 expansion draft, and he opened as their starting catcher on April 10, 1961, the day President John F. Kennedy threw out the ceremonial first pitch before a sold-out home crowd. Gene Green soon cut into his playing time, and Daley closed his major-league career at .192 in 72 games with two homers and 17 RBIs. Card 158 is a second-series number.
Pete Daley was a right-handed catcher born January 14, 1930, in Grass Valley, California, a Gold Rush town where both of his grandfathers mined gold underground. Red Sox scout Charlie Wallgren signed him in June 1948, and two years in the Army cost him the 1951 and 1952 seasons. Daley debuted on May 3, 1955, and spent five years in Boston backing up Sammy White. He was a sure-handed receiver: four errors in 1,005 chances over 233 games behind the plate, a .996 fielding mark. His best year with the bat was 1956, when he hit .267 with five home runs, 29 RBIs and 22 runs; three of those homers came off future Hall of Famers Whitey Ford, Early Wynn and Jim Bunning. Boston traded him to the Kansas City Athletics for pitcher Tom Sturdivant on December 3, 1959, and he shared the catching there with Harry Chiti. The new Washington Senators claimed him in the December 1960 expansion draft. Over seven seasons Daley batted .239 with 18 home runs and 120 RBIs in 391 games. He died August 22, 2024, in Marysville, California, at 94.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 404 | 1 | 31 | 207 | 134 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 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 #158 card?
It is card #158 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Pete Daley of the Washington Senators.
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.