1963 Topps #502 Daryl Spencer
About Daryl Spencer
Card #502 is a sixth-series semi-high looking back on 1962, the year Spencer opened brand-new Dodger Stadium at third base, batting seventh in the April 10 lineup against Cincinnati. The job did not hold. He finished with 77 games and 157 at-bats, hitting .236 with two home runs and 12 RBI, though he still reached base at a .365 clip. Los Angeles won 101 games to tie San Francisco atop the National League, then lost the three-game tie-breaker two games to one -- the closest he ever came, since he never played a postseason game. The Dodgers released him early in 1963; he signed with Cincinnati, played his last big-league game on July 11 and was released again on his 35th birthday a week later.
Daryl Dean Spencer was a right-handed-hitting infielder from Wichita, Kansas, who played shortstop, second base and third base in the major leagues from 1952 to 1963. He signed with the Giants in 1949, hit a career-high 20 home runs in 1953, then lost 1954 and 1955 to Army service. His peak ran from 1956 through 1960 -- the Giants' regular shortstop from 1956 to 1958, their second baseman in 1959, then the Cardinals' starting shortstop in 1960 -- and he averaged 148 games a season across those five years. On April 15, 1958, at Seals Stadium, he hit the first home run in San Francisco Giants history, a fourth-inning solo shot off future Hall of Famer Don Drysdale in an 8-0 win over the Dodgers. He spent his last three big-league seasons as a utility man with the Cardinals, Dodgers and Reds, then moved to Japan's Hankyu Braves, where he played between 1964 and 1972, twice won the Best Nine award and added 152 home runs. Over parts of ten major league seasons he appeared in 1,098 games and batted .244 with 105 home runs and 428 RBI. He was inducted into the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 242 | 0 | 18 | 122 | 68 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 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 #502 card?
It is card #502 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Daryl Spencer of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Why is #502 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.
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