1963 Topps #564 George Banks
About George Banks
Year two went the wrong way. Banks worked behind Rich Rollins, Minnesota's everyday third baseman and a .307 hitter for a 91-70 club that finished third, getting 21 games at the position with 18 starts among 25 total appearances. He hit .155 with three home runs and eight RBIs, striking out 21 times in 71 at-bats before heading back to the minors. Card #564 lands in the seventh and final series of 1963 Topps, a high number and his recognized rookie card. Those closing sheets got far smaller press runs than the early series.
George Edward Banks was a right-handed third baseman and outfielder out of Pacolet Mills, South Carolina, born September 24, 1938. He signed with the New York Yankees in 1957 and never climbed past their Eastern League club, but back-to-back minor league seasons of 29 and 30 home runs got him taken by the Minnesota Twins in the 1961 Rule 5 draft. He stuck for all of 1962, batting .252 with four homers and 15 RBIs in 63 games while splitting time between third base and both outfield corners. It was his only full big league season. A June 1964 trade sent Banks and pitcher Lee Stange to Cleveland for Mudcat Grant, and he got into only 17 games for the Indians over parts of three years. He finished at .219 with nine home runs and 27 RBIs in 106 games, spent most of the rest of his career at Triple-A, and retired after 1968 with 223 minor league home runs over 11 seasons. Banks died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on March 1, 1985, at 46, in Spartanburg, South Carolina; athletic fields in Pacolet are named in his memory.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 214 | 0 | 6 | 85 | 83 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 #564 card?
It is card #564 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing George Banks of the Minnesota Twins.
Is 1963 Topps #564 a rookie card?
Yes - #564 is the 1963 Topps rookie card of George Banks.
Why is #564 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the seventh print series, #512-576 - the last and scarcest run in the set. Price guides often band the highs as #523-576, but the printing break falls between #511 and #512.
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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