1963 Topps #459 Dick LeMay
About Dick LeMay
Card #459 lands in the sixth series, a semi-high number, and LeMay already had one in the 1962 set. Getting him into a Cubs uniform took two trades: San Francisco sent him with Manny Mota to the Houston Colt .45s for Joey Amalfitano on November 30, 1962, and Houston flipped him to Chicago with Merritt Ranew and Hal Haydel on March 28, 1963, for Dave Gerard and Danny Murphy. He never threw a big-league pitch for Houston. In Chicago he wore number 30 and got nine games, going 0-1 with a 5.28 ERA in 15 and one-third innings for the Cubs' first winning team since 1946. His last big-league appearance came July 28, 1963.
Richard Paul LeMay was a left-handed pitcher born August 28, 1938, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated from Withrow High School, attended the University of Michigan, and signed with the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1958. He reached the majors on June 13, 1961, and appeared in parts of three seasons for the Giants and the Chicago Cubs, finishing 3-8 with a 4.17 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 108 innings across 45 games. His signature day came June 24, 1961, at Busch Stadium, the only complete game of his career: a six-hit, 6-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals that hung the loss on future Hall of Famer Bob Gibson. The rest of his working life belonged to the minors. He started at the Triple-A level through 1970, reached double figures in wins in six straight seasons, including 17- and 16-win years in 1965 and 1968, and finished 139-124. He managed at the Class A level in the Cubs' farm system in 1971 and 1972, then scouted for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1970s and the Montreal Expos in the 1980s. He died March 19, 2018, in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 224 | 1 | 9 | 105 | 70 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 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 #459 card?
It is card #459 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dick LeMay of the Chicago Cubs.
Why is #459 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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