1963 Topps #342 Gene Woodling
About Gene Woodling
The Mets released Woodling before the 1963 season, after he went public with his objections to how the front office handled Marv Throneberry's contract, so his playing days were behind him by the time these two cards reached candy counters. Number 43 is a first-series combination card that pairs him with Mets manager Casey Stengel; because Stengel is a Hall of Famer, the card carries the set's Hall of Fame flag, and that flag belongs to Stengel, not to Woodling, who was never elected. Number 342, from the fourth series, is a solo card with New York.
Gene Woodling was an Akron, Ohio, native who broke into the majors with Cleveland in 1943, lost 1944 and 1945 to Navy service in World War II, and bounced through Cleveland and Pittsburgh before a Minor League Player of the Year season with the San Francisco Seals put him back on the map; manager Lefty O'Doul rebuilt his stance there. As a left-handed-hitting outfielder for the Yankees from 1949 to 1954 he played on five straight World Series champions, batting .318 across those five Series with three home runs, and he led American League outfielders in fielding percentage in 1952 and 1953. He hit a career-best .321 for Cleveland in 1957, then earned his only All-Star selection and Orioles Most Valuable Player honors in 1959 at .300; Baltimore put him in its team Hall of Fame in 1992. Over 17 seasons he hit .284 with 147 home runs and 830 RBI, batting over .300 five times. He later coached first base for Baltimore under Hank Bauer from 1964 through 1967, including the 1966 championship, and scouted for the Yankees and Indians.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 242 | 1 | 30 | 97 | 73 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 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 Gene Woodling in this set: #43 Combo
Team card: #473 New York Mets
More New York Mets cards:
- #27 Choo Choo Coleman
- #43 Veteran Masters
- #59 Craig Anderson
- #68 Friendly Foes
- #78 Marv Throneberry
- #93 Galen Cisco
- #107 Jim Hickman
- #111 Al Jackson
- #135 Richie Ashburn
- #174 Larry Burright
- #197 Roger Craig
- #217 Joe Christopher
- #228 1963 Rookie Stars
- #233 Casey Stengel
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1963 Topps #342 card?
It is card #342 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gene Woodling of the New York Mets.
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.