1963 Topps #92 Hector Lopez
This card's back printed Lopez's birth year as 1932; he was born July 8, 1929.
Uncorrected error: The back says born 7/8/1932; his birth date is 7/8/1929.
About Hector Lopez
#92 comes from the first series of the 1963 Topps set, issued after Lopez bounced back in 1962: 106 games, 84 of them in the outfield, .275 with six homers and 48 RBIs. A New York writer counted seven game-winning RBIs and ten winning runs scored that year for a 96-win club, and Lopez muffed only two of 182 outfield chances. The Yankees beat San Francisco in seven for their second straight title, though he got in only as a pinch-hitter.
Hector Headley Lopez Swainson, born July 8, 1929, in Colon, Panama, was a third baseman and outfielder who played twelve major league seasons with the Kansas City Athletics and New York Yankees from 1955 to 1966. The son of a pitcher, he signed out of Panama with a Quebec club in the Class C Provincial League and reached the Athletics organization from there. He became Kansas City's regular third baseman, a right-handed batter who hit to all fields with good power even as he led American League third basemen in errors. Traded to New York in May 1959, he handled all four infield and all three outfield positions over his career and settled in as the Yankees' third outfielder behind Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. Nicknamed "Hector the Hit Collector" by writer George Vecsey, he batted .269 with 136 home runs and 591 RBIs, played on five straight pennant winners and two World Series champions, and later became the first Black manager of a Triple-A club, piloting the Buffalo Bisons in 1969. He died September 29, 2022, at 93.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 303 | 0 | 7 | 104 | 125 | 41 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| SGC | 23 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 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 #92 card?
It is card #92 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Hector Lopez of the New York Yankees.
Does 1963 Topps #92 have an error?
The back says born 7/8/1932; his birth date is 7/8/1929. It was never corrected, so there is no variation to chase - every copy of #92 reads the same way.
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.