1961 Topps #161 Sherman Jones
The photo on this card is actually pitcher Eddie Fisher, not Sherman Jones; Fisher appears under his own name on card 366.
Uncorrected error: The photo is Eddie Fisher, not Sherman Jones; Fisher has his own card at #366.
About Sherman Jones
Card 161 in the 1961 Topps set sits in the second series; it is Jones's rookie card. The front shows him as a San Francisco Giant, but he spent that season in Cincinnati: the Giants sent him to the Reds early in 1961 to complete the deal that had brought catcher Ed Bailey west for Don Blasingame and Bob Schmidt. By October, Jones was pitching in a World Series, retiring Clete Boyer and Bud Daley in Game 5 at Crosley Field as the Yankees closed out the Reds in five. The player pictured is not Jones at all, but fellow pitcher Eddie Fisher, who turns up again under his own name at card 366.
Sherman Jarvis Jones, a 6-foot-4 right-hander known as Roadblock, was born in Winton, North Carolina, in February 1935. Signed by the New York Giants in 1953, he spent the rest of the decade in the minors, served in the U.S. Army, and went 10-0 for Triple-A Tacoma in 1960 before his August call-up. He worked mostly in relief across three big league seasons - the Giants in 1960, the Reds in 1961, and the Mets in 1962, who took him from Cincinnati with the 34th pick of the October 1961 expansion draft. His signature moment came in Game 5 of the 1961 World Series: he retired Clete Boyer and Bud Daley, the only two Yankees he faced, and was the only one of eight Reds pitchers that day to allow neither a hit nor a run. He finished 2-6 with a 4.73 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 48 games, and his pro career, 1953-58 and 1960-65, also took him to Venezuela. He settled with his wife, Amelia, in Kansas City, Kansas, where he retired from the police department after 22 years and served as athletic director at Turner House. He represented Wyandotte County in the Kansas House of Representatives and then, through 2000, in the Kansas Senate. He died in 2007 at 72.
Sources: Wikipedia · Baseball-Reference · Baseball Almanac · Congress.gov
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 411 | 1 | 19 | 190 | 140 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 32 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 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 #161 card?
It is Sherman Jones's San Francisco Giants card, #161 in the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set - but the photograph shows Eddie Fisher, a fellow Giants pitcher, not Jones.
Is 1961 Topps #161 a rookie card?
Yes - #161 is the 1961 Topps rookie card of Sherman Jones.
Is the photo on #161 really Sherman Jones?
No. The card is Sherman Jones's, but the photograph is of Eddie Fisher, a fellow Giants pitcher who has his own card at #366. Topps never corrected it, so every copy of #161 carries the wrong picture.
Does 1961 Topps #161 have an error?
The photo is Eddie Fisher, not Sherman Jones; Fisher has his own card at #366. It was never corrected, so there is no variation to chase - every copy of #161 reads the same way.
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.