1963 Topps #134 Bob Scheffing
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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 Bob Scheffing
1963 Topps #134, a second-series card in the manager subset, pictures Scheffing with Detroit in what turned out to be his last job in a dugout. The Tigers opened 24-36, dropped seven straight in mid-June, and sat ninth in the ten-team American League when the club let him go after 60 games and hired veteran Chuck Dressen. Scheffing left Detroit at 210-173, easily the best stretch of a managing career that closed under .500 at 418-427; Dressen's Tigers recovered to finish 79-83.
Robert Boden Scheffing, born in Overland, Missouri, on August 11, 1913, was a catcher, manager and front-office executive most often identified with the Chicago Cubs. He began his pro career in the Cardinals' farm system in 1935, spent 1939 as a 25-year-old playing manager in Class D, served in the Navy in the Pacific during World War II, and reached the majors with the Cubs by way of the 1940 Rule 5 draft. Over eight big-league seasons as a catcher with the Cubs, Cincinnati and St. Louis he batted .263 with 357 hits in 517 games. After managing the Los Angeles Angels to 107 wins and the 1956 Pacific Coast League championship, he took over the Cubs in 1957 and went 208-254 in three seasons, then managed the Detroit Tigers from 1961 into 1963, finishing 210-173 there. He later scouted and broadcast for Detroit, joined the Mets front office in December 1965, and was promoted to general manager in January 1970; the club won the 1973 National League pennant before losing a seven-game World Series to Oakland. He died in Phoenix in 1985.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 193 | 0 | 16 | 78 | 63 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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 #134 card?
It is card #134 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Scheffing of the Detroit Tigers. 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.
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