1963 Topps #284 Dave Sisler
About Dave Sisler
1963 Topps #284 puts Sisler back in a Cincinnati uniform for a season he spent entirely in the minors. The Reds announced his signing on February 9, and manager Fred Hutchinson expected to use him in relief with an occasional start. Instead he was told that spring that he did not figure in the plans, and he was optioned to San Diego, the club's Triple-A team in the Pacific Coast League, where he went 6-9 with a 3.40 ERA over 90 innings in 35 games, six of them starts. Word came in March 1964 that he had retired to join an investment firm. A fourth-series card, it is the last of his three in the decade.
Dave Sisler (1931-2011) was a right-handed pitcher who spent seven seasons in the major leagues from 1956 to 1962, appearing with the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, and Cincinnati Reds. Born in St. Louis, he was the son of Hall of Fame first baseman George Sisler and the brother of major leaguer Dick Sisler. He starred in baseball and basketball at Princeton, signed with Boston in October 1952, and graduated magna cum laude in 1953. He pitched that summer for Albany of the Class A Eastern League, then spent 1954 and 1955 in the U.S. Army before reaching Boston in 1956, a season that ended with Boston writers voting him the club's top rookie. Sisler worked mostly as a starter in his early Red Sox years, winning 24 games from 1956 through 1958, then shifted to relief after a May 1959 trade to Detroit. The expansion Washington Senators drafted him in December 1960, and he saved a career-high 11 games in 1961 before finishing his major league run with the Reds in 1962. Overall he went 38-44 with a 4.33 ERA and 29 saves in 247 games. He later spent more than 30 years with the investment firm A.G. Edwards, rising to vice-chairman.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 166 | 0 | 11 | 83 | 51 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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 #284 card?
It is card #284 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dave Sisler of the Cincinnati Reds.
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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