1962 Topps #95 Don Hoak
About Don Hoak
Number 95 is a first-series card, and the season behind it was the best Hoak ever had with a bat:.298 in 145 games in 1961, with a career-high .388 on-base percentage, even as the Pirates slid to sixth a year after winning it all. Between seasons he married singer and actress Jill Corey on December 27, 1961; the two had met at Forbes Field during the 1960 season.
Don Hoak was a right-handed-hitting third baseman, born February 5, 1928 in Roulette, Pennsylvania, who spent eleven major league seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Redlegs, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Philadelphia Phillies from 1954 through 1964. Nicknamed "Tiger" by Pirates broadcaster Bob Prince for his ferociousness on the field, Hoak built his reputation on a hard-nosed, hustling style, a sure glove and good speed rather than on his bat. He made his only All-Star team in 1957 with Cincinnati, a season in which he hit .293 and set career highs with 19 home runs and 89 RBIs while leading the National League with 39 doubles. He started at third base in the deciding Game Seven of two World Series won by his teams, filling in for Jackie Robinson for the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers and again for the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates, and he finished runner-up to teammate Dick Groat in the 1960 National League MVP vote. Over eleven seasons he batted .265 with 89 home runs and 498 RBIs in 1,263 games. After retiring as a player in 1964 he worked as a Pirates broadcaster, a Phillies coach, and a Pirates minor league manager before dying of a heart attack in October 1969 at age 41.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 258 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 120 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-09-24. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8), and PSA's qualified grades are counted separately from the straight-grade rows shown here. Slabs of the three cards printed #139 are joined by description, never by number alone. PSA registers the green tints as a separate set; a tint's population is listed under that state of the card it belongs to.
Find this card
Search T206 Cards Live auctions Buy It Now on eBay Sold prices
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Related cards
Team card: #409 Pittsburgh Pirates Team
More Pittsburgh Pirates cards:
- #10 Bob Clemente
- #36 Don Leppert
- #67 Harvey Haddix
- #86 Donn Clendenon
- #115 Bob Skinner
- #160 Dick Stuart
- #179 Tom Sturdivant
- #210 Roy Face
- #229 Jesus McFarlane
- #252 Earl Francis
- #270 Dick Groat
- #295 Vern Law
- #326 Tom Parsons
- #353 Bill Mazeroski
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1962 Topps #95 card?
It is card #95 of the 600-card 1962 Topps Baseball set, picturing Don Hoak of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
How many cards are in the 1962 Topps Baseball set?
600 cards, tracked as 708 collectible states. The numbers run from 1 to 598 with no gaps, but three different cards were printed #139 - two Hal Reniff poses, catalogued 139a and 139b, and the Babe Hits 60 Babe Ruth Special, 139c - so 598 numbers make 600 cards; 93 cards carry catalogued print variations, the series-2 green tints among them, that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Baseball Almanac, Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, BaseballCardPedia, 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 2026-10-03.