1963 Topps #271 Dean Stone
About Dean Stone
The White Sox uniform on this card covers barely three months of work: Stone arrived from Houston in June 1962 and made 27 relief appearances with a 3.26 ERA, his lone decision a win on July 15 that took exactly one batter, Norm Cash flying out before Chicago scored twice behind him. He never pitched for Chicago in 1963. Baltimore bought his contract on January 14 that year, a move tied to the larger deal that brought Luis Aparicio to the Orioles, and Baltimore used him 17 times, all in relief, for a 1-2 record and a 5.12 ERA. His June 21, 1963 outing was the last of his big league career. Number 271 comes from the third print series.
Dean Stone was a 6-foot-4 left-hander from Moline, Illinois, who first signed with the Cubs, lasted a few weeks in Class C before his 1949 release, then caught on with Washington at a tryout school. He debuted for the Senators in September 1953 and owns a great trivia answer: called into the 1954 All-Star Game in the eighth with the American League behind, he threw out Red Schoendienst stealing home and never retired a batter. The AL rallied to win 11-9 and Stone took the decision, the only All-Star win ever credited to a pitcher who retired nobody. That season was his best, 12-10 with a 3.22 ERA. Over parts of eight seasons he pitched for the Senators, Red Sox, Cardinals, Colt .45s, White Sox and Orioles, about 60 percent of his outings in relief, finishing 29-39 with a 4.47 ERA before a final pro year in Japan with the Taiyo Whales in 1964. He is not in Cooperstown, though the Quad Cities Athletic Hall of Fame inducted him in 2005. At home in Silvis, Illinois, he ran a landscaping business and kept honeybees.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 217 | 0 | 9 | 102 | 88 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 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 #271 card?
It is card #271 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dean Stone of the Chicago White Sox.
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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