1961 Topps #240 Ron Hansen
The card carries the Topps All-Star Rookie trophy, given to Hansen as the shortstop on the 1960 Topps All-Star Rookie team.
About Ron Hansen
Card #240 is a third-series number and it carries the Topps All-Star Rookie trophy, the symbol Topps stamped on the cards of its 1960 All-Star Rookie team; Hansen was that team's shortstop. The season behind it was the best of his career: 153 games, a .255 average, 22 home runs, 86 RBIs, 22 doubles and five triples out of the eighth spot in the order, plus a league-leading 325 putouts at shortstop. He took 22 of 24 votes for the Baseball Writers' Rookie of the Year award and won the Sporting News version as well, and he started both of that summer's All-Star Games, going a combined 3-for-6 with six chances accepted in the field.
Ronald Lavern Hansen was born April 5, 1938, in Oxford, Nebraska, and moved with his family to Albany, California, at age two. He turned down a University of California scholarship and signed with the Baltimore Orioles on April 7, 1956; a ruptured disc and the spinal surgery that followed cost him the entire 1957 season. The 6-foot-3 shortstop debuted with Baltimore on April 15, 1958, and broke out in 1960 with a .255 average, 22 home runs and 86 RBIs, a league-leading 325 putouts at shortstop, the American League Rookie of the Year award and a start in both of that summer's All-Star Games. Traded to the Chicago White Sox in January 1963 in the deal that sent Luis Aparicio to Baltimore, he set a major league record by handling 28 chances in an August 1965 doubleheader. Dealt to the Washington Senators in February 1968, he turned a line drive into the majors' first unassisted triple play in 41 years that July, then closed a 15-year career with the White Sox, New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals, finishing at .234 with 106 home runs and 501 RBIs. He later coached in the majors, managed in the minors and scouted until he retired in 2010.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 275 | 3 | 19 | 127 | 77 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 #240 card?
It is card #240 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ron Hansen of the Baltimore Orioles.
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.