1963 Topps #510 Ken McBride
About Ken McBride
Number 510 in the 1963 set is a sixth-series semi-high, and the season behind it was the best of McBride's career: 13-12 with a 3.26 earned run average, the lowest of any full year he pitched, across 251 innings and 11 complete games. He also hit 14 batters, most in the American League. On July 9 he started the All-Star Game for the American League at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, working three innings and giving up three earned runs on four hits. Batting in the second, he lined a ball off third baseman Ken Boyer's glove to drive in teammate Leon Wagner, and he left with the score tied 3-3. The National League won it, 5-3.
Kenneth Faye McBride was born August 12, 1935, in Huntsville, Alabama, and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, where he starred in baseball and basketball at West High School and led the basketball team to a state championship in 1952. The Boston Red Sox signed him for a $500 bonus after he graduated in 1953, and he spent six seasons in their farm system before the first-place Chicago White Sox bought his contract on August 1, 1959. Three days later he made his major league debut, starting at Baltimore. Left unprotected that winter, he was the Angels' seventh pick in the December 1960 expansion draft, and Los Angeles made him: he anchored the rotation for three years, went 36-32 from 1961 through 1963, and was named to the American League All-Star team in all three seasons, starting the 1963 game in his hometown of Cleveland. An arm injury in his second start of 1964 took away his sinker and curve, and he closed a seven-year career with a 40-50 record, a 3.79 ERA and 503 strikeouts. He later coached in the Milwaukee organization and was the Brewers' major league pitching coach in 1974 and 1975, then went home to Cleveland to raise his family and run a construction company.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 240 | 0 | 14 | 118 | 75 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 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 #510 card?
It is card #510 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ken McBride of the Los Angeles Angels.
Why is #510 harder to find?
It is a semi-high card from the sixth print series, #447-511 - the run where the set's short prints sit. Scarcer than series 1-5, easier than series 7.
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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