1963 Topps #121 Jim Hannan
About Jim Hannan
Washington had no Triple-A club of its own in 1963, so Hannan rode shared affiliates: Richmond from May into July, then the Toronto Maple Leafs, where he reeled off six straight wins, one of them a complete-game one-hitter. He went 10-6 between the two stops and earned a September ticket back to the capital, making two starts and two relief appearances. His 1963 Topps card, #121, is his rookie card, a second-series base card with the Senators.
James John Hannan was a right-handed pitcher from Jersey City, New Jersey, who reached the majors with the expansion Washington Senators in 1962, a few months after Washington used the first pick of the November 1961 first-year player draft to take him out of the Boston Red Sox system. A Notre Dame graduate with a heavy sinking fastball and a hard slider, he spent nine of his ten big-league seasons with Washington, moving between the rotation and the bullpen, and finished 41-48 with a 3.88 ERA in 276 games before closing out 1971 with the Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Brewers. His best year came in 1968, when he went 10-6 with a 3.01 ERA under manager Jim Lemon. He took a master's degree in finance and investments from New York University in 1965, and the thesis he wrote there on the game's pension plan helped the Players Association cut the service time needed to qualify from five years to four. He later worked as a financial adviser and, in 1982, co-founded the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association, serving as its first president.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 177 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 67 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 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 #121 card?
It is card #121 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Hannan of the Washington Senators.
Is 1963 Topps #121 a rookie card?
Yes - #121 is the 1963 Topps rookie card of Jim Hannan.
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.