1962 Topps #380 Lou Burdette
About Lou Burdette
The fifth-series #380 is the last card that shows Burdette as a true workhorse. His 1961 for Milwaukee - 18-11 with a 4.00 ERA, 272 innings and 14 complete games in 40 appearances, on just 33 walks - is the control pitcher in full, roughly one walk per nine innings. The Braves slid to fourth place that year and began clearing out veterans. It is also the one card of his 1960s Topps run that spells his first name Lew. Every other year from 1960 through 1967, the card reads Lou.
Selva Lewis Burdette, Jr. was a fidgety, pinpoint right-hander who pitched 18 major league seasons from 1950 to 1967. The Yankees signed him in 1947, used him for two relief innings in September 1950, then shipped him to the Boston Braves in August 1951, with $50,000, for Johnny Sain. With Warren Spahn and Bob Buhl he gave Milwaukee the best rotation in baseball, winning 15 or more games eight times between 1953 and 1961, leading the National League with a 2.70 ERA in 1956 and tying Spahn for the league lead with 21 wins in 1959. The 1957 World Series made him famous: three complete-game wins over the Yankees, shutouts in Games 5 and 7, and the Series MVP award in Milwaukee's only championship. He won 1-0 in the 13th inning the night Harvey Haddix retired 36 Braves in a row, and he no-hit the Phillies on August 18, 1960, facing the minimum 27 batters. Opponents accused him of throwing a spitball for a decade; he never conceded one, saying his best pitch was the one he did not throw. A two-time All-Star, he finished 203-144 with a 3.66 ERA, drew Hall of Fame votes all 15 years he was eligible without being elected, and went into the Braves Hall of Fame in 2001.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 233 | 1 | 11 | 86 | 85 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| SGC | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1962 Topps #380 card?
It is card #380 of the 600-card 1962 Topps Baseball set, picturing Lou Burdette of the Milwaukee Braves.
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.