1963 Topps #149 Marv Breeding
About Marv Breeding
Card #149, a second-series issue, is Breeding's lone Senators card in Topps' 1960s run, printed after Baltimore shipped him to the expansion Washington club in a five-player deal. The back carries his 1962 Baltimore line: .246 with 59 hits and 18 RBI in 95 games, a season in which he actually led the Orioles at second base with 73 games there while Adair moved to shortstop. Washington played him at second, third and short before dealing him to the Dodgers in midseason.
Marvin Eugene Breeding was born March 8, 1934, in Decatur, Alabama, played college baseball at Samford University, and signed with the Baltimore Orioles in 1955. He did not reach the majors until April 19, 1960, at age 26, but arrived as Baltimore's regular second baseman and set every one of his career highs in that first season. Jerry Adair took over the position the next year, and Breeding spent his remaining Baltimore time moving around the infield. Before the 1963 season the Orioles sent him to the new Washington Senators in a five-player deal, and a midseason trade shipped him on to the Los Angeles Dodgers for pitcher Ed Roebuck. He sat on the bench that October while the Dodgers swept the New York Yankees in the World Series. His four-year career closed after 1963 at .250 with 317 hits, seven home runs and 92 RBI in 415 games. Breeding then played five more seasons of Triple-A ball, retiring in 1968. He worked afterward as a manufacturer's representative and built Marve Breeding Enterprises, which included the M&B Industries machine shop in his hometown. He was selected to the Samford Baseball Hall of Fame in February 2006 and died at home in Decatur on December 31, 2006, at age 72.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 178 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 82 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 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 #149 card?
It is card #149 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Marv Breeding of the Washington Senators.
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.