1963 Topps #416 Alex Grammas
The card back gives his birth date as April 3, 1927. Grammas was born April 3, 1926.
Uncorrected error: The back says born April 3, 1927; his birth date is April 3, 1926.
About Alex Grammas
By the time #416 appeared in the 1963 set's fifth print series, Grammas was a Cub. St. Louis had sent him to Chicago with Don Landrum on June 5, 1962, for Bobby Smith and Daryl Robertson. The card sums up a season split between the two clubs: 2-for-18 in 21 games as a Cardinal,.233 in 23 games after the deal, 44 games and a .205 average all told. It arrived as he headed into his last playing year, 16 games for Chicago in 1963. The back's birth date is off by a year - it reads April 3, 1927, and Grammas was born April 3, 1926.
Alexander Peter Grammas, born April 3, 1926, in Birmingham, Alabama, played ten major league seasons (1954-1963) as an infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Redlegs and Chicago Cubs after signing with the Chicago White Sox organization in 1949 and starring for the Yankees-affiliated Kansas City club in the American Association. A right-handed hitter and thrower, he was St. Louis' starting shortstop in 1954, 1955 and 1959, never ranking lower than third in fielding percentage among National League shortstops in those seasons and finishing with a .969 career fielding mark. Three trades bounced him between the Cardinals and Reds before a June 1962 deal sent him to the Cubs, where he closed out his playing days in 1963. Over 913 games he batted .247 with 512 hits, 90 doubles, 10 triples, 12 home runs and 163 RBIs. Grammas then spent roughly a quarter century as a major league third base coach, finished the 1969 season as interim Pittsburgh manager, managed the Milwaukee Brewers in 1976 and 1977, and won World Series rings coaching for the 1975 Reds and the 1984 Tigers. He died in 2019 at 93.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 264 | 1 | 23 | 127 | 80 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1963 Topps #416 card?
It is card #416 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Alex Grammas of the Chicago Cubs.
Does 1963 Topps #416 have an error?
The back says born April 3, 1927; his birth date is April 3, 1926. It was never corrected, so there is no variation to chase - every copy of #416 reads the same way.
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.