1963 Topps #370 Dick Donovan
About Dick Donovan
Both of Donovan's 1963 Topps cards ride the 20-10 season that was the best of his career. Card #8, the American League pitching leaders card from the first series, lines him up with Ralph Terry (23 wins), Ray Herbert and Camilo Pascual (20 apiece) and Jim Bunning (19). Card #370 is his own, a fourth-series issue that followed a winter of honors: The Sporting News named him its American League Pitcher of the Year, the Indians voted him their Man of the Year, and Cleveland signed him for a reported $40,000. The season on the card's heels did not match it. Working as the third starter behind Mudcat Grant and Sam McDowell, he finished 11-13 with a 4.24 ERA.
Richard Edward Donovan was born December 7, 1927, in Boston, Massachusetts, and was signed by the Boston Braves out of North Quincy High School, then served three years in the U.S. Navy before turning pro in 1947. He never won a game for the Braves or the Tigers. The turn came in the minors at Atlanta, where Whitlow Wyatt taught him a slider; going there, Donovan said, was the best thing that ever happened to him. The right-hander pitched in the majors from 1950 to 1965 for the Braves, Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians, and was an All-Star in 1955, 1961 and 1962 - five selections, because each of those last two seasons staged two All-Star Games. He saved Game Five of the 1959 World Series for Chicago, led the American League with a 2.40 ERA for the 1961 expansion Senators, and won 20 games for Cleveland in 1962. He finished 122-99 with a 3.67 ERA and, unusually for a pitcher, 15 home runs. Later a stockbroker and real-estate appraiser, he died of cancer on January 6, 1997, in Weymouth, Massachusetts.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 174 | 0 | 10 | 78 | 56 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 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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Related cards
More Dick Donovan in this set: #8 League Leaders
Team card: #451 Cleveland Indians
More Cleveland Indians cards:
- #8 1962 American League Pitching Leaders
- #14 Pedro Ramos
- #36 Jerry Kindall
- #48 Birdie Tebbetts
- #72 Johnny Romano
- #103 Chuck Essegian
- #129 Gary Bell
- #152 Ron Nischwitz
- #170 Joe Adcock
- #187 Willie Kirkland
- #211 Fred Whitfield
- #227 Jim Grant
- #228 1963 Rookie Stars
- #248 Tito Francona
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1963 Topps #370 card?
It is card #370 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dick Donovan of the Cleveland Indians.
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.