1963 Topps #213 Billy Hitchcock
About this card
The nineteen manager cards use the same portrait layout as the players. Twenty clubs, nineteen managers: the Cubs were run by their rotating College of Coaches from 1961 to 1965 and have no manager card.
About Billy Hitchcock
A third-series card, #213, gives Hitchcock his second and last turn in a Topps manager subset with Baltimore, and the season behind it was his best full year in the job. The Orioles led the American League in fielding and in stolen bases, sat in first place at the end of May, then lost 22 of 30 games in June. They recovered to finish 86-76 and fourth, 18.5 games behind the Yankees, with Steve Barber winning 20 and Stu Miller saving 27. It was not enough. Baltimore fired him on September 29, the day of the final game, and handed the club to Hank Bauer, who had spent that summer on Hitchcock's own coaching staff.
William Clyde Hitchcock, born July 31, 1916 in Inverness, Alabama, starred in two sports at Auburn, scoring the only touchdown in the school's first bowl game and captaining its first conference champion in baseball. The Yankees signed him in 1938 and Detroit made him its shortstop for 1942, but that rookie year ended in August when the Army Air Force called him to active duty; he came home a major with a Bronze Star. Back in 1946, he spent the rest of a nine-year career as a right-handed infielder who covered all four positions for Detroit, Washington, the St. Louis Browns, Boston and Philadelphia, batting .243 with 547 hits in 703 games. He was the Athletics' regular second baseman in 1950 and their regular third baseman in 1952, and his .306 in 1951 was the only time he cleared .300 anywhere. He managed Buffalo in 1954 and coached third base for Detroit from 1955 through 1960, including one game as the Tigers' interim manager, before two turns as a big-league skipper and scouting work for the Braves and the expansion Expos. From 1971 to 1980 he was president of the Double-A Southern League, whose attendance grew more than fivefold under him. The Alabama Sports Hall of Fame took him in 1975.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 271 | 1 | 11 | 146 | 76 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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.
Find this card
Search T206 Cards Live auctions Buy It Now on eBay Sold prices
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Related cards
Team card: #377 Baltimore Orioles
More Baltimore Orioles cards:
- #4 1962 American League Home Run Leaders
- #6 1962 American League E.R.A. Leaders
- #12 Steve Barber
- #19 Pete Burnside
- #41 Charlie Lau
- #65 Jackie Brandt
- #88 Ron Hansen
- #108 Hoyt Wilhelm
- #112 Dick Brown
- #125 Robin Roberts
- #158 1963 Rookie Stars
- #205 Luis Aparicio
- #208 1963 Rookie Stars
- #209 Hobie Landrith
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1963 Topps #213 card?
It is card #213 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Billy Hitchcock of the Baltimore Orioles. The nineteen manager cards use the same portrait layout as the players. Twenty clubs, nineteen managers: the Cubs were run by their rotating College of Coaches from 1961 to 1965 and have no manager card.
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.