1962 Topps #49 Hal Jones
Uncorrected error: The back says he played in 13 games - it was 12
About Hal Jones
Jones's 1962 Topps card catches him fresh off his first taste of the majors, a 12-game trial with the Cleveland Indians in 1961 that produced both of his career home runs. Card No. 49 sits in the first print series and is recognized as his rookie card. One quirk for anyone who reads backs: the statistics panel credits him with 13 games for 1961, but the record shows 12. Cleveland gave him one more look in 1962 - five games, five hits, a .313 average - and his last big-league appearance came on September 30 of that year.
Harold Marion Jones was a right-handed first baseman born April 9, 1936, in Louisiana, Missouri. He turned professional in 1956 with the Negro league Kansas City Monarchs and represented them in that season's East-West All-Star Game. Listed at 6-foot-2 and 194 pounds, he hit for real power in the minors, stringing together seasons of 22, 24, 27, 34 and 35 home runs and driving in 97, 99, 104, 104 and 127 runs at levels from Class D up to Triple-A, and he batted .284 lifetime down there. Strikeouts were what kept him from sticking. He reached the majors with the Cleveland Indians on April 25, 1961, and got into 17 games across the 1961 and 1962 seasons, 16 of them after September call-ups. He collected 11 hits in those auditions and hit two solo home runs, the first off Bill Kunkel on September 19, 1961, the second off Art Fowler on October 1, 1961. He struck out 16 times in 51 big-league at-bats. His playing career ran from 1956 through 1964.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 256 | 0 | 15 | 96 | 90 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1962 Topps #49 card?
It is card #49 of the 600-card 1962 Topps Baseball set, picturing Hal Jones of the Cleveland Indians.
Is 1962 Topps #49 a rookie card?
Yes - #49 is the 1962 Topps rookie card of Hal Jones.
Does 1962 Topps #49 have an error?
The back says he played in 13 games - it was 12. It was never corrected, so there is no variation to chase - every copy of #49 reads the same way.
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.