1963 Topps #6 1962 American League E.R.A. Leaders
On this card: Hank Aguirre, Robin Roberts, Whitey Ford, Dean Chance, Eddie Fisher
About this card
Cards #1-10 are the 1962 League Leaders - the ten cards that open the set, one statistical category per pair with the National League card first and the American League card second: batting (#1-2), home runs (#3-4), earned run average (#5-6), pitching (#7-8) and strikeouts (#9-10).
The story on this card
Card 6 opens the 1963 Topps set with the American League ERA leaders board for 1962, part of the League Leaders subset that led off that year's checklist. Hank Aguirre of the Detroit Tigers topped the league at 2.21, going 16-8 over 216 innings after years as a swingman before locking down a rotation spot. Robin Roberts, with the Baltimore Orioles after anchoring the Phillies rotation, followed at 2.78. Whitey Ford of the Yankees, coming off his 1961 Cy Young season, ranked next at 2.90 while going 17-8. Dean Chance, in his rookie season with the Los Angeles Angels, went 14-10 with a 2.96 ERA, and Eddie Fisher of the Chicago White Sox rounds out the card's five names.
Hank Aguirre was Detroit's rangy left-hander, the man who led the major leagues with a 2.21 ERA in 1962 and made both All-Star teams that summer; he was also one of the worst-hitting pitchers the game has seen. Robin Roberts was the workhorse ace of the Whiz Kids Phillies, a control artist who won 20 games six straight years, then reinvented himself in Baltimore in his late thirties after Philadelphia decided he was finished. Whitey Ford was the New York Yankees' calm, curveball-first ace, the Chairman of the Board who won 236 games, three American League wins titles, the 1961 Cy Young Award and the career World Series pitching records across eleven pennant seasons. Dean Chance was the hard-throwing Angels right-hander who won the 1964 Cy Young Award at 20-9 with a 1.65 ERA, then threw a nine-inning no-hitter and a rain-shortened five-inning perfect game for Minnesota in 1967 on his way to Comeback Player of the Year honors. Eddie Fisher was a knuckleballing relief workhorse over fifteen major league seasons and six clubs, an American League All-Star in 1965 and a World Series champion with the 1966 Orioles, schooled in the pitch by bullpen mate Hoyt Wilhelm.
Sources: Wikipedia (Hank Aguirre) · Wikipedia (Robin Roberts) · Wikipedia (Whitey Ford) · Wikipedia (Dean Chance) · SABR BioProject (Robin Roberts) · SABR BioProject (Whitey Ford) · SABR BioProject (Dean Chance)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 535 | 0 | 8 | 153 | 165 | 109 | 51 | 46 | 3 |
| SGC | 78 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 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.
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Related cards
Team cards: #552 Detroit Tigers, #377 Baltimore Orioles, #247 New York Yankees, #39 Los Angeles Angels, #288 Chicago White Sox
More Detroit Tigers cards:
- #4 1962 American League Home Run Leaders
- #8 1962 American League Pitching Leaders
- #10 1962 American League Strikeout Leaders
- #25 Al Kaline
- #44 Terry Fox
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More Baltimore Orioles cards:
- #4 1962 American League Home Run Leaders
- #12 Steve Barber
- #19 Pete Burnside
- #41 Charlie Lau
- #65 Jackie Brandt
- #88 Ron Hansen
More New York Yankees cards:
- #2 1962 American League Batting Leaders
- #4 1962 American League Home Run Leaders
- #8 1962 American League Pitching Leaders
- #10 1962 American League Strikeout Leaders
- #20 Tony Kubek
- #38 Bud Daley
More Los Angeles Angels cards:
- #4 1962 American League Home Run Leaders
- #17 Ryne Duren
- #33 Bo Belinsky
- #57 Billy Moran
- #98 George Thomas
- #114 Dan Osinski
More Chicago White Sox cards:
- #2 1962 American League Batting Leaders
- #8 1962 American League Pitching Leaders
- #10 1962 American League Strikeout Leaders
- #16 Al Smith
- #35 John Buzhardt
- #54 1963 Rookie Stars
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1963 Topps #6 card?
It is card #6 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Hank Aguirre, Robin Roberts, Whitey Ford, Dean Chance and Eddie Fisher. Cards #1-10 are the 1962 League Leaders - the ten cards that open the set, one statistical category per pair with the National League card first and the American League card second: batting (#1-2), home runs (#3-4), earned run average (#5-6), pitching (#7-8) and strikeouts (#9-10).
How many cards are in the 1963 Topps Baseball set?
576 cards, tracked as 583 collectible states. The numbers run from 1 to 576 with no gaps and no number used twice, and seven cards carry a catalogued print variation - three checklists, the two Rookie Stars cards also printed with a "1962" heading, and the #341 Jack Baldschun and #454 Art Fowler print states - that the master set counts separately.
Sources: 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.