1963 Topps #341 Jack Baldschun
Two states of #341 are known: the base printing carries a white slash through the inset photo, while the other shows that slash repaired, with red mottling in its place. Either state fills the slot for this number.
About Jack Baldschun
Card #341 comes from the 1963 set's fourth series. It caught Baldschun at his peak: 65 games for the Phillies, an 11-7 record, a career-best 2.30 ERA and a team-leading 16 saves. Gene Mauch said that summer that his reliever had a rubber arm, made batters hit the ball on the ground, and had the ideal temperament and confidence. Collectors chase two printed states of this card, told apart by the inset photo.
Jack Edward Baldschun (1936-2023) was a right-handed relief pitcher who spent nine major league seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, and San Diego Padres between 1961 and 1970. Selected by Philadelphia in the 1960 Rule 5 draft, he mastered a screwball that gave hitters fits and became the Phillies' bullpen anchor, leading the club in saves for three straight years while earning a reputation, in manager Gene Mauch's words, for a rubber arm and ideal temperament. A December 1965 trade sent him from Philadelphia to Baltimore and then, days later, to Cincinnati as part of the deal that brought Frank Robinson to the Orioles. He finished his career with a 48-41 record, 60 saves, a 3.69 ERA and 555 strikeouts in 457 games, all of them in relief. After baseball he settled in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and worked in lumber sales. He was not elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Print variations
Two states of #341 are tracked individually: 341a - White slash in inset photo and 341b - Slash repair w/ red mottling. The difference is on the front of the card (print flaw).
States catalogued by the PSA master set registry and the Trading Card Database; each is tracked here individually.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 341a - White slash in inset photo | |||||||||
| PSA | 161 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 58 | 41 | 21 | 11 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 341b - Slash repair w/ red mottling | |||||||||
| PSA | 108 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 26 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Not designated by PSA or SGC | |||||||||
| PSA | 57 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 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. Where a grader registers a variation separately its population is listed under that variation; slabs whose label names no variation are listed as not designated.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1963 Topps #341 card?
It is card #341 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jack Baldschun of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Does 1963 Topps #341 have variations?
Yes. Two states are catalogued and tracked separately: 341a - White slash in inset photo (White slash visible in the inset photo) and 341b - Slash repair w/ red mottling (Slash area shows a repair with red mottling in the inset photo). Owning any one of them fills the #341 slot; the master set counts each state.
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.