1963 Topps #308 Camilo Carreon
About Camilo Carreon
Carreon's best year came in 1963: 101 games, 81 starts behind the plate, a .274 average and 35 RBIs. He struggled at the plate until a hot streak that began in late July carried him to .302 in August, and he credited manager Al Lopez for the fix, saying he had stopped rising up and sweeping at the ball and was striding into it instead. It was his last full, healthy season. His White Sox card in the 1963 Topps set, number 308, belongs to the fourth print series.
Camilo Garcia Carreon was born August 6, 1937, in Colton, California, the youngest of five children; his father had emigrated from Durango, Mexico, and spent thirty years at a Colton cement plant. A standout catcher at Colton Union High School, he signed with the Chicago White Sox in 1956 and hit over .300 at three minor league stops, including .311 for Triple-A Indianapolis in 1959, which earned him the American Association's outstanding rookie award. He debuted in the majors on the closing day of Chicago's pennant-winning 1959 season and stuck for good in 1961. Over eight seasons he batted .264 with 260 hits, 11 home runs and 114 RBIs, and he caught 320 games with only 13 errors for a .993 fielding mark. Torn tendons in his right arm in 1964 reduced the rest of his career to short stays with Cleveland and Baltimore, and he retired after the 1967 season to raise his family in Tucson, Arizona, where he later played a season for the Tucson Toros, coached them through 1972, and stayed in Little League and amateur men's baseball until his death in 1987 at age 50. Colton elected him to its hall of fame in 2006, the first Hispanic honoree.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 230 | 2 | 26 | 104 | 72 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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 #308 card?
It is card #308 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Camilo Carreon of the Chicago White Sox.
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.