1963 Topps #506 Gene Green
About Gene Green
1963 Topps #506 falls in series 6, a semi-high number a step tougher than his low-series cards, and it still carries the Cleveland Indians. The season around it undid him:.205 with two home runs in 78 at-bats when the Indians sent him to Cincinnati on August 1 for catcher Sammy Taylor. The Reds put the mask back on him for eight games, he hit .226 in 15 games, and he played his final major-league game on September 29.
Gene Leroy Green was a right-handed outfielder and catcher, born in Los Angeles on June 26, 1933 and signed by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1952. He spent six full years in the Cardinals' farm system, clearing 20 home runs four times, before he debuted for St. Louis on September 10, 1957. A full 1958 season followed and became his high-water mark for playing time: 137 games, 124 hits and a .281 average, with 71 starts in right field and 48 behind the plate. He slipped to .189 in 30 games in 1959 and was traded to Baltimore that December, going with Chuck Staniland for Bob Nieman; the Orioles then kept him at Triple-A for all of 1960 except one September game. American League expansion handed him a second chance, and he spent his last three seasons as a power bat and spare catcher in Washington, Cleveland and Cincinnati. Seven big-league seasons left him at .267 with 46 home runs and 160 RBI in 408 games; he was often a pinch hitter and was below average in the outfield. He spent 1964 in the minors before leaving the game, and died in St. Louis in 1981 at 47.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 198 | 0 | 8 | 93 | 60 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 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 #506 card?
It is card #506 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gene Green of the Cleveland Indians.
Why is #506 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.
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.