1963 Topps #80 Jim Gilliam
About Jim Gilliam
Number 80 is a first-series card in the 1963 set, and it lists Gilliam at second base, where he made 96 starts in 1962 against 60 at third. The back reports a full year: 160 games, .270 with 159 hits, 93 walks and 83 runs, in the season Maury Wills stole a then-record 104 bases hitting in front of him. Los Angeles won 101 games, tied San Francisco for first and lost the three-game playoff.
Jim Gilliam reached the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1946 at 17, and manager George 'Tubby' Scales hung the nickname 'Junior' on him and turned him into a switch-hitter. A three-time East-West All-Star, he was sold to Brooklyn and debuted April 14, 1953, taking over second base from Jackie Robinson, breaking the rookie walk record with 100 and winning National League Rookie of the Year. All 14 major league seasons were Dodgers seasons, spent at second, at third and in the outfield, with All-Star trips in 1956 and 1959 and a league-leading 96 walks in 1959. He drew 1,036 walks in those Dodgers years and finished at .265 with 2,012 hits across 17 professional seasons, winning four World Series, the last on his backhand stop at third behind Sandy Koufax in Game 7, 1965. Named a Dodgers coach after the 1964 season, he was the third Black man to coach in the majors, and he worked for Walter Alston and Tom Lasorda until a brain hemorrhage in September 1978. He died October 8; the Dodgers retired his number 19 before that year's World Series, and the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame elected him in 1995.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 446 | 0 | 7 | 145 | 175 | 82 | 24 | 13 | 0 |
| SGC | 42 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 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 #80 card?
It is card #80 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Gilliam of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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.