1962 Topps #257 Jack Spring
About Jack Spring
Nineteen sixty-two was the season Spring belonged to a bullpen for good. Working only in relief for an Angels club that opened Dodger Stadium and finished third in the American League at 86-76, he made 57 appearances, third-most in the league and more than any other Angels pitcher, and went 4-2 with six saves and a 4.02 ERA across 65 innings. His 1962 Topps card, #257 in the third series, is a recognized rookie card and pictures him with the Los Angeles Angels; the only thing standing between you and a clean copy is patience.
Jack Russell Spring was born March 11, 1933, in Spokane, Washington, and was raised largely by his grandparents after his mother died of tuberculosis when he was a toddler. A lean left-hander out of Lewis and Clark High School, he attended Gonzaga and Washington State, lettering in baseball for the Cougars, then turned pro with the hometown Spokane Indians in 1952 and reached the majors with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1955. Spring pitched all or parts of eight big-league seasons for seven clubs -- the Phillies, Red Sox, Senators, Angels, Cubs, Cardinals and Indians -- going 12-5 with a 4.26 ERA in 155 games, only five of them starts. A starter through his early minor-league years, where he won 107 games, he became a full-time reliever with the expansion Los Angeles Angels in 1962. He quit after a 1969 season back home with the Spokane Indians, then taught at West Valley High School east of Spokane, coached its baseball team for 14 seasons, won a state championship in 1978, and served as athletic director until retiring in 1995. He was inducted into the Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame in 2005 and died August 2, 2015, at 82.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 268 | 1 | 11 | 127 | 103 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 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 #257 card?
It is card #257 of the 600-card 1962 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jack Spring of the Los Angeles Angels.
Is 1962 Topps #257 a rookie card?
Yes - #257 is the 1962 Topps rookie card of Jack Spring.
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.