1963 Topps #272 Danny Murphy
About Danny Murphy
By the time third-series #272 reached packs the photo was out of date. On March 28, 1963, the Cubs sent Murphy and pitcher Dave Gerard to the Houston Colt.45s for Merritt Ranew, Hal Haydel and Dick LeMay. He never got into a game for Houston, spending the year in the minors, and that December he went with Jim Golden and cash to the White Sox in the Nellie Fox deal.
Danny Murphy, born Daniel Francis Murphy on August 23, 1942, in Beverly, Massachusetts, was the biggest bonus baby baseball had signed to that point. He hit .489 and went 11-0 on the mound at St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers, and the Chicago Cubs signed him on June 15, 1960, following his graduation and two months short of his 18th birthday, for a bonus reported at the time as $100,000 and listed elsewhere as $130,000. Three days later he started in center field at Crosley Field against Cincinnati, the youngest player in the National League and a boy with no professional season of any kind behind him. On September 13, 1960, three weeks past his 18th birthday, he became the youngest Cub to hit a home run. He batted left and threw right, and across parts of three seasons he collected 21 hits in 123 at-bats, a .171 average, before a spring-training trade to Houston in 1963. Six minor-league years and a switch to the mound later he returned as a right-handed reliever for the Chicago White Sox in 1969 and 1970, finishing 4-4 with a 4.66 earned run average and nine saves. He is not a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 187 | 3 | 18 | 86 | 59 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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 #272 card?
It is card #272 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Danny Murphy of the Chicago Cubs.
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.