1963 Topps #451 Cleveland Indians
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 451 in the 1963 Topps set is the Cleveland Indians team card, part of the sixth print series as a semi-high number. It reports Cleveland's 1962 season, when the Indians finished sixth in the American League at 80-82 under manager Mel McGaha, sixteen games behind the pennant-winning Yankees. The club stood 48-36 at the All-Star break before a long slide dropped it into the lower half of the standings, then rallied to win 22 of its final 40 games. Cleveland was one of only two AL clubs to beat the Yankees in their season series that year, taking 11 of 18, while splitting 9-9 with the last-place Senators. The Indians played their home games at Cleveland Municipal Stadium on Lake Erie.
Sources: Wikipedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 282 | 0 | 7 | 89 | 104 | 50 | 14 | 17 | 1 |
| SGC | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 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 #451 card?
It is card #451 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Cleveland Indians. 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.
Why is #451 harder to find?
It is a semi-high card from the sixth print series, #447-511 - the run where the set's short prints sit. Scarcer than series 1-5, easier than series 7.
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.