1962 Topps #462 Willie Tasby
This card exists two ways. The corrected version shows Tasby in a plain cap; the other still shows the Washington 'W' on his cap from his Senators days, even though the card lists him with Cleveland.
About Willie Tasby
Washington added Jimmy Piersall for center field that offseason, so Tasby began 1962 in left, starting all seven of his games there and batting .206 across 11 games. The Senators traded him on May 3 to Cleveland for left-handers Steve Hamilton and Don Rudolph; he hit .241 in 75 games as a spare Indians outfielder. Card 462 is a sixth-series issue. Two versions exist: the corrected one shows a plain cap, the other still carries Washington's 'W'.
Willie Tasby Jr. (1933-2022) was a right-handed-hitting center fielder who spent nine seasons in the St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles farm system before debuting in the majors in 1958. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, he grew up in Oakland, California, and starred at McClymonds High School under coach George Powles, the same program that produced Frank Robinson, Curt Flood and Vada Pinson. After a standout 1958 season with Triple-A Louisville, where he hit .322, led the American Association with 174 hits and was voted its Rookie of the Year, Tasby earned a spot on Baltimore's roster and, in 1959, made the inaugural Topps All-Star Rookie Team. A June 1960 trade to Boston for Gene Stephens brought his best season at the plate, a .281 average in 105 games. He played 583 major league games over six seasons with the Orioles, Red Sox, Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians, mostly in center field, finishing with a .250 average, 46 home runs and 174 RBI. He later spoke candidly about the racism he met in the minor leagues, saying it delayed his path to the majors. He died in 2022 at age 89 and is buried at Garden of Peace Cemetery in Plant City, Florida.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Print variations
Two states of #462 are tracked individually: 462a - Plain Cap and 462b - W On Cap. The difference is on the front of the card (cap emblem).
States catalogued by the PSA master set registry; each is tracked here individually.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462a - Plain Cap | |||||||||
| PSA | 258 | 1 | 12 | 59 | 88 | 58 | 22 | 18 | 0 |
| SGC | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 462b - W On Cap | |||||||||
| PSA | 187 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 78 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Not designated by SGC | |||||||||
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 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. Where a grader registers a variation separately its population is listed under that variation; slabs whose label names no variation are listed as not designated. 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 #462 card?
It is card #462 of the 600-card 1962 Topps Baseball set, picturing Willie Tasby of the Cleveland Indians.
Does 1962 Topps #462 have variations?
Yes. Two states are catalogued and tracked separately: 462a - Plain Cap (Willie Tasby with a plain cap - the corrected state) and 462b - W On Cap (A "W" on the cap - the error state). Owning any one of them fills the #462 slot; the master set counts each state.
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.