1961 Topps #554 Pittsburgh Pirates Team
Hall of Famers on the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates roster: Roberto Clemente and Bill Mazeroski.
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
This Pittsburgh Pirates team card looks back on 1960, when the club went 95-59 under manager Danny Murtaugh and finished seven games clear of Milwaukee for its first National League pennant in 33 seasons. Shortstop Dick Groat took NL Most Valuable Player honors and Vern Law the Cy Young Award, while future Hall of Famers Roberto Clemente and Bill Mazeroski anchored the everyday lineup at Forbes Field. Pittsburgh then beat the heavily favored New York Yankees four games to three, Mazeroski ending Game 7 at home with a ninth-inning home run. Number 554 is a high number from the seventh and final series of the 587-card 1961 set, a team-card subset issue.
Sources: Wikipedia (1960 Pittsburgh Pirates season) · Wikipedia (1960 World Series) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 643 | 0 | 12 | 136 | 195 | 153 | 61 | 83 | 3 |
| SGC | 98 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 1 |
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.
Find this card
Search T206 Cards Shop 1961 Topps cards Live auctions Buy It Now on eBay Sold prices
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1961 Topps #554 card?
It is card #554 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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.
Why is #554 harder to find?
It is a high number card (cards 523-589) from the seventh and last print series - the scarce end of the set, including the 22 Sporting News All-Stars.
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.