1963 Topps #81 Jimmie Schaffer
About Jimmie Schaffer
Card 81 comes out of Topps' first series; the 1962 set had already carried his first card. It is his first card as a Cub, and he got there in the October 1962 trade that sent him from St. Louis with Larry Jackson and Lindy McDaniel for George Altman, Don Cardwell and Moe Thacker. Chicago is where he had his best year. He played 57 games, collected 34 hits and drove in 19 runs while slugging .437, a career high; the seven home runs he hit that season were more than half the 11 he managed in eight years.
Jimmie Ronald Schaffer is a right-handed catcher from Limeport, Pennsylvania, born April 5, 1936. He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1955, a year after graduating from Coopersburg High School, and spent six seasons in the minors before debuting on May 20, 1961, lining a single off the Cubs' Dick Ellsworth in his first big-league at-bat. That rookie year gave him the most work he would ever get, 68 games and 153 at-bats. From there he moved constantly, catching for the Cardinals, Cubs, White Sox, Mets, Phillies and Reds across eight seasons and finishing at .223 with 11 home runs and 56 RBI in 304 games. He later managed in the Baltimore Orioles' farm system, coached the Texas Rangers bullpen in 1978, then joined the Kansas City Royals' staff in 1980 and stayed a decade, earning a World Series ring with the 1985 champions. He retired from baseball after the 1989 season and went home to Limeport, where he and his wife Jeanne raised five children.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 253 | 0 | 7 | 128 | 84 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 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 #81 card?
It is card #81 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jimmie Schaffer of the Chicago Cubs.
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.