1963 Topps #36 Jerry Kindall
About Jerry Kindall
Kindall opened 1963 on the Cleveland bench and did not start until May 18, then piled up 61 starts, 35 at shortstop and 26 at second base. June 14 was his marathon: he started both ends of a doubleheader against Washington, homered off Tom Cheney in the opener, then played all 19 innings of a 3-2 nightcap, 28 innings in a day. On July 4 he homered in both halves of a doubleheader against Boston, the first a leadoff drive in the bottom of the 14th off Hal Kolstad for a 4-3 win. The glove kept drawing raves; the bat finished at .205 with 48 hits, five homers and 20 RBI in 86 games. Card 36, first series, is a Cleveland card.
Jerry Kindall was a right-handed infielder from St. Paul, Minnesota, who signed with the Chicago Cubs in June 1956 as a bonus baby, reportedly for $50,000, straight out of a College World Series title with the University of Minnesota. The bonus rule chained him to the big-league roster with almost no playing time, and only after hitting .164 and .160 did he get his apprenticeship: two seasons at Fort Worth in 1958 and 1959. He returned to the Cubs in 1960 and went to Cleveland in a November 1961 trade for pitcher Bobby Locke. He finished with the Minnesota Twins, starting 101 games at second base for the 1965 pennant winner before a torn leg muscle and rookie Frank Quilici cut his time; he never got into the World Series, and was released in the spring of 1966. Nine seasons left him at .213 in 742 games with 44 home runs, unusual pop for a middle infielder, and a glove Tommy John said kept him in the lineup. Cooperstown never called, but the College Baseball Hall of Fame took him in 2007 after 24 years as head coach at Arizona, where he won 860 games and three national championships.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 227 | 0 | 7 | 84 | 108 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 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 #36 card?
It is card #36 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jerry Kindall of the Cleveland Indians.
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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