1963 Topps #288 Chicago White Sox
Hall of Famers on the 1962 Chicago White Sox roster: Luis Aparicio, Nellie Fox, Al Lopez and Early Wynn.
About this card
The twenty team cards, one for every 1963 club, are the only horizontal fronts in the set. Every franchise has one, including the Houston Colt .45's, the Los Angeles Angels and the expansion Washington Senators.
The story on this card
Card 288 in the 1963 Topps set is the Chicago White Sox team card, part of print series 4. The card reports the 1962 season, when Al Lopez's club went 85-77 and finished fifth in the American League, eleven games behind the pennant-winning New York Yankees. The infield was anchored by Luis Aparicio and Nellie Fox up the middle, a double-play pairing that had already made the club one of the league's best defensive units. Early Wynn, a 300-game winner by career's end, was still on the pitching staff that season. Lopez, later elected to the Hall of Fame as a manager, had built the club into a consistent contender on pitching and defense. The roster photo captures a team that, despite the fifth-place finish, had the pieces in place for the improved second-place run that followed the next year.
Sources: Wikipedia (1962 Chicago White Sox season) · Wikipedia (1963 Chicago White Sox season) · National Baseball Hall of Fame
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 296 | 2 | 30 | 124 | 83 | 40 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| SGC | 28 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 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 #288 card?
It is card #288 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Chicago White Sox. The twenty team cards, one for every 1963 club, are the only horizontal fronts in the set. Every franchise has one, including the Houston Colt .45's, the Los Angeles Angels and the expansion 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.