1963 Topps #325 Jack Sanford
About Jack Sanford
Topps' 1963 set catches Sanford at his peak. His series-4 card #325 follows a 24-7, 3.43 season built on 16 straight winning decisions, one that helped force a three-game tiebreaker playoff with the Dodgers and send San Francisco to its first National League pennant since the move west. Card #7, the series-1 "1962 National League Pitching Leaders," places his 24 wins second only to Don Drysdale's 25, alongside Bob Purkey, Joe Jay, Art Mahaffey and Billy O'Dell.
Jack Sanford, born John Stanley Sanford in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, reached the majors in September 1956, nine years after signing his first professional contract. At 28 he won the 1957 National League Rookie of the Year award with the Phillies, going 19-8 with a 3.08 ERA, a major-league-best 188 strikeouts and an All-Star selection. Philadelphia traded him to San Francisco in December 1958 for Ruben Gomez and Valmy Thomas, and he spent seven seasons with the Giants, leading the National League with six shutouts in 1960 and winning 24 games in 1962. That October, in his only World Series, he shut out the Yankees on three hits in Game 2 and lost the 1-0 Game 7 duel with Ralph Terry that ended on Willie McCovey's liner into Bobby Richardson's glove. He retired in 1967 at 137-101 with a 3.69 ERA and 1,182 strikeouts, coached Cleveland's pitchers in 1968 and 1969, and spent two decades as a country-club golf director. He died in 2000 at age 70.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 199 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 90 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 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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Related cards
More Jack Sanford in this set: #7 League Leaders
Team card: #417 San Francisco Giants
More San Francisco Giants cards:
- #3 1962 National League Home Run Leaders
- #7 1962 National League Pitching Leaders
- #9 1962 National League Strikeout Leaders
- #30 Harvey Kuenn
- #50 Bill Pierce
- #61 Ernie Bowman
- #85 Tom Haller
- #106 Bob Bolin
- #128 Matty Alou
- #138 Pride of the N.L.
- #143 World Series Game #2 - Sanford Flashes Shutout Magic
- #145 World Series Game #4 - Hiller Blasts Grand Slammer
- #147 World Series Game #6 - Pierce Stars in 3-Hit Victory
- #163 Don Larsen
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1963 Topps #325 card?
It is card #325 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jack Sanford of the San Francisco Giants.
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.