1962 Topps #276 Hal Kolstad
About Hal Kolstad
Kolstad finally stuck in Boston in 1962, debuting April 22 at Fenway Park with a scoreless ninth against Detroit and pitching through his first six outings without allowing a run. Pinky Higgins used him 27 times for the eighth-place Red Sox, 25 of those out of the bullpen plus two spot starts in August when Ike Delock was hurt; he finished 0-2 with two saves, 36 strikeouts and a 5.43 ERA over 61 1/3 innings. Topps gave him number 276 in the third series that year, a mid-run card, and the one collectors count as his rookie card.
Harold Everette Kolstad, born June 1, 1935 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, was a right-handed pitcher who reached the majors with the Boston Red Sox in 1962 and 1963. His family moved to California during the Second World War, and he grew up in Watsonville, starring at Watsonville High, at Hartnell Junior College, and at San Jose State College, where he earned a degree in 1957. Signed by Red Sox scout Charlie Wallgren, he climbed through Greensboro, Waterloo, Allentown and the American Association's Minneapolis Millers, then spent most of his career with the Pacific Coast League's Seattle Rainiers, where he worked mainly as a starter. In Boston he was used almost entirely in relief, finishing 0-4 with a 6.59 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 34 games. His best Seattle year came in 1964, when he went 11-9 with a 2.75 ERA and led the league with six shutouts; he was traded to the California Angels for pitcher Bob Duliba in April 1965 and, with Seattle by then an Angels farm club, simply kept pitching there. He finished 67-67 with a 3.48 ERA in the minors, then taught and coached baseball and football at Leigh High School in San Jose until retiring in 1990. In 2011 he was inducted into the Watsonville High School Foundation Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 237 | 0 | 14 | 112 | 79 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1962 Topps #276 card?
It is card #276 of the 600-card 1962 Topps Baseball set, picturing Hal Kolstad of the Boston Red Sox.
Is 1962 Topps #276 a rookie card?
Yes - #276 is the 1962 Topps rookie card of Hal Kolstad.
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.