1963 Topps #404 Bob Oldis
Topps printed Oldis's birth date on the back as January 5, 1929; he was born January 5, 1928.
Uncorrected error: The back says born Jan. 5, 1929; his birth date is Jan. 5, 1928.
About Bob Oldis
Card #404 is a fifth-series number, and it reports the best year Oldis ever had at the plate: 38 games for the 1962 Phillies, 21 hits in 80 at-bats, a .263 average and 10 RBI. On August 9 he led off the sixth inning against Dodgers rookie Pete Richert with the only home run of his major-league career. On June 4 he and Iowa-born pitcher Jack Hamilton caught Maury Wills stealing twice in one game, the only time all season anyone got the Dodgers shortstop twice on his way to a record 104 steals. Collectors file the card as an uncorrected error: the back gives his birth date as January 5, 1929, a year later than he was actually born.
Robert Carl Oldis was born January 5, 1928, in Preston, Iowa. His father, the town postmaster, sent him to a five-week instructional camp in Cocoa, Florida, in January 1949, and Washington signed him out of it after three weeks, with no bonus. A right-handed catcher, he reached the Senators in 1953 and spent parts of three seasons in Washington working behind their regular receivers. Pittsburgh drafted him out of the Yankees organization in the November 1959 Rule 5 draft for $25,000, and he earned a World Series ring with the 1960 Pirates before the club sold him to the Philadelphia Phillies after the 1961 season. He played through 1963 and finished at .237 with 56 hits and 22 RBI in 135 games across seven big-league seasons. Oldis stayed in the game for decades, coaching for the Phillies, Twins and Expos, managing in the minors and scouting for the Phillies, Expos and Marlins; fellow scouts voted him major-league scout of the year in 2002. He died September 21, 2025, in Gilbert, Arizona, at 97.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 334 | 0 | 10 | 198 | 95 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1963 Topps #404 card?
It is card #404 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Oldis of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Does 1963 Topps #404 have an error?
The back says born Jan. 5, 1929; his birth date is Jan. 5, 1928. It was never corrected, so there is no variation to chase - every copy of #404 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.