1963 Topps #94 Bob Schmidt
About Bob Schmidt
Card #94 sits in the first series and shows Schmidt as a Senator for a second straight year. It is also his last Topps card in Washington flannel, and his stay in the capital was down to its final weeks when the card appeared. He got into only nine games in 1963, six of them behind the plate, and managed three hits in 15 at-bats before the Senators sold him to the New York Yankees on May 8. That closed out Washington at one full season plus those nine games, and he would not appear in a big league game again until 1965.
Bob Schmidt was a right-handed catcher from St. Louis who signed with the New York Giants organization in 1951 and climbed the farm system the slow way, losing the 1953 and 1954 seasons to military service before taking all-star honors behind the plate in the Double-A Texas League in 1956 and the Triple-A American Association in 1957. He debuted with the San Francisco Giants on April 16, 1958, and gave that rookie year three things worth keeping: 14 home runs, a National League All-Star selection, and a major league record 22 putouts by a catcher in a 14-inning game on June 22. Two months later, on August 31, he drove in six runs against Sandy Koufax, starting with a first-inning grand slam. Listed at 6-foot-2 and 205 pounds, he was carried for his glove as the bat cooled, leading American League catchers in fielding percentage in 1962 and finishing with a .988 career mark. Over seven seasons with the Giants, Reds, Senators and Yankees he played 454 games and batted .243 with 317 hits, 39 home runs and 150 RBI. He died in 2015 at 82.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 235 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 98 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 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 #94 card?
It is card #94 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Schmidt of the Washington Senators.
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.