1963 Topps #298 Don Dillard
About Don Dillard
Card #298 landed in the fourth series of the 1963 set. It is his lone Topps card in a Milwaukee uniform, following the November 27, 1962 trade that sent him, pitcher Frank Funk and a player later named as Ty Cline to the Braves for first baseman Joe Adcock and pitcher Jack Curtis. Milwaukee had him pegged as a sleeper, but an infection held him to pinch-hitting work into May, and once Lee Maye and Mack Jones settled into the outfield he mostly sat: 67 games, .235, one home run. On July 20 a Maury Wills throw caught him above the right eye as he ran to second, knocking him cold; it took stitches to close and left him seeing double.
David Donald Dillard was a left-handed hitting outfielder from Greenville, South Carolina, born January 8, 1937. He graduated from Taylors High School in 1955 and signed with Cleveland for a $4,000 bonus after a bidding war among several clubs. His bat moved fast in the low minors, headlined by a 1956 season at Daytona Beach of the Florida State League in which he hit .375 with 17 triples and 127 RBI. Over parts of six major league seasons with Cleveland (1959-62) and the Milwaukee Braves (1963, 1965) he worked as a fourth outfielder and pinch hitter, spelling established starters rather than replacing them. His best year came in 1961, when he set career highs in batting average, home runs and RBI. He was at his most dangerous off the bench, including a walk-off grand slam for Cleveland on July 4, 1962. He finished at .244 with 14 home runs and 47 RBI in 272 games, played on at the Triple-A level through 1967, and later ran Dillard's Lake Resort in Greenwood, South Carolina, for years. In 1997 he was inducted into the Greenwood Athletics Club Hall of Fame in his home state. He died on his 85th birthday in 2022.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 163 | 2 | 14 | 83 | 39 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 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 #298 card?
It is card #298 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Don Dillard of the Milwaukee Braves.
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.