1963 Topps #304 Harry Bright
About Harry Bright
Washington cashed Bright in after his big year, sending the 33-year-old to Cincinnati for young first baseman Rogelio Alvarez - which is why number 304 in the 1963 Topps set is a Reds card. It sits in the fourth series. His Cincinnati stay lasted one game: he went hitless in his only at-bat, and on April 21 his contract was sold to the defending world champion Yankees, who wanted a right-handed bat off the bench.
Harry James Bright (1929-2000) grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, and was signed as a 16-year-old catching prospect by a New York Yankees scout, then spent a dozen years and fourteen minor-league clubs waiting for a call that nearly never came. He could handle every infield position, catch, and play the outfield, and he could hit: a .413 average for Clovis in the Class C West Texas-New Mexico League in 1950, a league-leading 101 RBI as a 22-year-old playing manager at Janesville in 1952, and a PCL-best 119 RBI for Salt Lake City in 1960. Pittsburgh finally brought him up in July 1958, at 28. Over all or parts of eight seasons with the Pirates, Washington Senators, Cincinnati Reds, Yankees, and Chicago Cubs he batted .255 with 214 hits, 32 home runs, and 126 RBI, his best year coming for the 1962 Senators. He is remembered most for one swing: pinch-hitting in Game 1 of the 1963 World Series, he struck out to end the game and hand Sandy Koufax a record fifteen strikeouts. Bright later managed in the Cubs, Royals, Athletics, Brewers, and Braves farm systems, scouted for the Montreal Expos, and died in Sacramento in 2000.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 225 | 0 | 12 | 105 | 78 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 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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Team card: #63 Cincinnati Reds
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- #5 1962 National League E.R.A. Leaders
- #7 1962 National League Pitching Leaders
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- #29 1963 Rookie Stars
- #37 Jerry Lynch
- #70 Jim O'Toole
- #90 Gordy Coleman
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- #133 Gene Freese
- #158 1963 Rookie Stars
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1963 Topps #304 card?
It is card #304 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Harry Bright of the Cincinnati Reds.
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.