1963 Topps #379 Bob Anderson
About Bob Anderson
The Cubs sent Anderson to Detroit in February 1963 for infielder Steve Boros, and he was the first player to show up at Tigers spring training, reunited with Bob Scheffing, who had managed him with the PCL Angels and in Chicago. A rough spring put him in the bullpen anyway: 32 games, three starts, 60 innings, a 3.30 ERA and a 3-1 record, the only winning season he ever had. His last big-league win came in a start at Fenway Park, five hits and two runs over eight innings. His 1963 Topps card #379 is a fifth-series card showing him with Detroit.
Robert Carl Anderson (1935-2015) was a 6-foot-4 right-handed pitcher, born in East Chicago, Indiana and raised in Hammond, where the Hammond High School fireballer picked up the nickname the Hammond Hummer. He signed with the Chicago Cubs in July 1954 for $4,000, was the Pacific Coast League's Rookie of the Year in 1956 after a league-record 70 relief appearances for the champion Los Angeles Angels, and debuted for the Cubs on July 31, 1957. Handed the rotation in 1959, he started on Opening Day in both 1959 and 1960 and threw his only big-league shutout, a six-hit 3-0 win over Milwaukee, on August 24, 1959. He was also the Cubs pitcher in the June 30, 1959 game at Wrigley Field in which two baseballs wound up in play against the Cardinals. Shoulder trouble moved him to the bullpen in 1961, and Chicago traded him to Detroit in February 1963. He finished 36-46 with a 4.26 ERA and 502 strikeouts in 246 games, went to Kansas City that November in the Rocky Colavito trade, and spent 1964 in the minors before leaving the game.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 221 | 0 | 24 | 132 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1963 Topps #379 card?
It is card #379 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Anderson of the Detroit Tigers.
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.
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