1961 Topps #451 Power For Ernie - Ernie Broglio / Daryl Spencer / Bill White
On this card: Ernie Broglio, Daryl Spencer, Bill White
About this card
This is one of the eleven combo cards in the 1961 Topps set, each pairing two or three players under a headline rather than giving one man his own card.
The story on this card
Topps built #451 around the men behind Ernie Broglio's best year: the caption Power For Ernie puts the St. Louis right-hander with shortstop Daryl Spencer and first baseman Bill White, the two bats that backed his 21-9, 2.74 season in 1960. Those 21 wins tied Warren Spahn for the National League lead, and Spencer and White each hit 16 home runs for the third-place Cardinals, White adding a .283 average, 79 RBI and the first of his seven Gold Gloves at first base. The trio did not stay together - St. Louis traded Spencer to the Dodgers on May 30, 1961. Card #451 sits in the sixth series.
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. Daryl Spencer - a lanky, power-hitting infielder out of Wichita who held down shortstop for the Giants and Cardinals, hit the first home run in San Francisco Giants history, and then became a star for Japan's Hankyu Braves. Bill White - Slick-fielding, left-handed first baseman: seven straight Gold Gloves, eight-time All-Star, a 1964 World Series ring with St. Louis, then 18 years in the Yankees booth and a run as the first Black president of a major sports league.
Sources: Wikipedia (Ernie Broglio) · Wikipedia (Daryl Spencer) · Wikipedia (Bill White (first baseman)) · SABR BioProject (Ernie Broglio) · SABR BioProject (Daryl Spencer) · SABR BioProject (Bill White 3) · Baseball Almanac (1) · Baseball Almanac (Ernie Broglio) · Baseball Almanac (Daryl Spencer) · Baseball Almanac (Bill White) · Baseball Almanac (2) · Baseball Almanac (3)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 436 | 2 | 23 | 215 | 117 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 3 |
| SGC | 25 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 #451 card?
It is card #451 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ernie Broglio, Daryl Spencer and Bill White. This is one of the eleven combo cards in the 1961 Topps set, each pairing two or three players under a headline rather than giving one man his own card.
Why is #451 harder to find?
It is from the sixth print series (cards 447-522) - noticeably tougher than the first five, easier than the true highs.
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.