1963 Topps #489 Paul Toth
About Paul Toth
Card 489 is a semi-high number from series six and is Toth's rookie card, issued during his lone full big-league season. Pitching for the Cubs, he worked 27 games with 14 starts and posted a 3.10 ERA, including two shutouts.
Paul Louis Toth was a right-handed pitcher born in McRoberts, Kentucky, who moved to Youngstown, Ohio, as a boy and was scouted by the Cardinals at East High School there, signing with St. Louis in 1955. He debuted in the majors with the Cardinals in April 1962, then was traded to the Chicago Cubs that September for pitcher Harvey Branch. Toth spent all of 1963 on the Cubs roster, appearing in 27 games with 14 starts and throwing two shutouts. Two rough starts in May 1964 sent him back to the minors, and weeks later he was included, along with Lou Brock and Jack Spring, in the trade that sent him back to the Cardinals organization in exchange for Ernie Broglio, Bobby Shantz and Doug Clemens; he never returned to the majors. He finished with a 9-12 record, a 3.80 ERA and 82 strikeouts, then pitched in the minors through 1967 before spending three decades as a beer salesman and sales manager for a Toledo, Ohio distributor. He died in 1999.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 346 | 0 | 33 | 174 | 94 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 21 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 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 #489 card?
It is card #489 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Paul Toth of the Chicago Cubs.
Is 1963 Topps #489 a rookie card?
Yes - #489 is the 1963 Topps rookie card of Paul Toth.
Why is #489 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.
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.