1963 Topps #574 Hal Kolstad
About Hal Kolstad
Johnny Pesky took over in Boston for 1963, and Kolstad lasted only seven games with the seventh-place club. He took the loss in his first outing on April 14 against Washington and was battered for eight runs in a rout at Kansas City before Boston optioned him to Seattle on May 9. Recalled June 27 when Gene Conley went on the disabled list, he worked four more times, losing on July 4 in Cleveland to a walk-off homer by Jerry Kindall in the 14th and serving up a George Alusik grand slam in his July 17 finale at Kansas City. He went 0-2 with a 13.09 ERA in 11 innings, then returned to the Rainiers on July 23. His 1963 Topps card is number 574, a seventh-series high number.
Harold Everette Kolstad, born June 1, 1935 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, was a right-handed pitcher who reached the majors with the Boston Red Sox in 1962 and 1963. His family moved to California during the Second World War, and he grew up in Watsonville, starring at Watsonville High, at Hartnell Junior College, and at San Jose State College, where he earned a degree in 1957. Signed by Red Sox scout Charlie Wallgren, he climbed through Greensboro, Waterloo, Allentown and the American Association's Minneapolis Millers, then spent most of his career with the Pacific Coast League's Seattle Rainiers, where he worked mainly as a starter. In Boston he was used almost entirely in relief, finishing 0-4 with a 6.59 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 34 games. His best Seattle year came in 1964, when he went 11-9 with a 2.75 ERA and led the league with six shutouts; he was traded to the California Angels for pitcher Bob Duliba in April 1965 and, with Seattle by then an Angels farm club, simply kept pitching there. He finished 67-67 with a 3.48 ERA in the minors, then taught and coached baseball and football at Leigh High School in San Jose until retiring in 1990. In 2011 he was inducted into the Watsonville High School Foundation Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 196 | 0 | 6 | 77 | 70 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1963 Topps #574 card?
It is card #574 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Hal Kolstad of the Boston Red Sox.
Why is #574 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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