1961 Topps #411 Tony Taylor
About Tony Taylor
Taylor's first full season in Philadelphia was a step backward at the plate. He batted .250 with 100 hits, 17 doubles and just 11 stolen bases in 106 games, and later blamed the year on weight, saying he carried 180 pounds in 1961 before trimming down to 166. He was still the club's regular second baseman, working 91 games there against only three at third. 1961 Topps #411 is a series-5 card showing Taylor with the Phillies.
Tony Taylor was a Cuban-born second baseman who spent 19 major league seasons, the bulk of them with the Philadelphia Phillies. He turned pro in 1954, came up through the New York Giants farm system, and jumped straight from the minors to the Chicago Cubs' starting second base job in 1958. Chicago sent him to Philadelphia with Cal Neeman in May 1960 for Don Cardwell and Ed Bouchee, and that summer he was named to the National League All-Star team, playing in both of the two All-Star Games staged that year, the only All-Star honor of his career. In Philadelphia he became the everyday second baseman and leadoff man, prized for his speed, steady glove and willingness to move to third base or first base when the roster needed it. He finished with a .261 average, 2,007 hits and 234 stolen bases, one of the most durable and popular Phillies of his era despite mostly losing teams. Traded to the Detroit Tigers in 1971, he returned to Philadelphia as a free agent for his final three seasons, then coached for the Phillies, Giants and Marlins across nearly three decades. He entered the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981 and the Phillies Wall of Fame in 2002.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 382 | 1 | 53 | 205 | 91 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 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 #411 card?
It is card #411 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tony Taylor of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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.