1963 Topps #11 Lee Walls
About Lee Walls
Back as a Dodgers reserve, Walls hit .233 with three home runs in 86 at bats, seeing time at first base and in the outfield for a 99-63 club that took the pennant by six games and then swept the Yankees in the World Series, the first postseason sweep New York had ever suffered; Walls himself did not get into the Series. He served as the Dodgers' player representative and roomed with Don Drysdale, and that December the two argued publicly that the first-year player rule was costing veterans jobs. Card #11 is a first-series Dodgers card.
Ray Lee Walls Jr., born January 6, 1933 in San Diego and raised in Pasadena, played ten National League seasons (1952, 1956-1964) as an outfielder and utility man for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers. A right-handed hitter and thrower listed at 6-foot-3 and 205 pounds, he wore eyeglasses on the field, a rarity in his era, and was nicknamed "Captain Midnight" because of them. His best year came in 1958 with the Cubs: .304 with 24 home runs, 72 RBIs and a spot on the National League All-Star team, a season after he hit for the cycle at Wrigley Field. Left unprotected in the October 1961 expansion draft, he was taken by the new Mets and flipped to Los Angeles that December, and he spent three seasons there as a reserve and one of the best pinch hitters of the day. He finished at .262 with 670 hits, 66 home runs and 284 RBIs in 902 games, played 1965 in Japan for the Hankyu Braves, later coached for the Oakland Athletics and followed Billy Martin to the Yankees, and worked as an agent for athletes including Don Drysdale. He died October 11, 1993 in Los Angeles.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 231 | 0 | 5 | 80 | 98 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-09-04. PSA counts are straight grades only; PSA half grades (PSA 1.5 among them) and qualified slabs are not included. SGC half grades fold down (8.5→8).
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1963 Topps #11 card?
It is card #11 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Lee Walls 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 2026-10-05.