1963 Topps #156 Roy McMillan
About Roy McMillan
The 1963 Braves, the first Milwaukee club to wear players' last names on their jerseys, finished sixth at 84-78 under new manager Bobby Bragan, and McMillan's playing time shrank with them: 100 games, 320 at-bats, a .250 average. The glove did not shrink. In 94 games at shortstop he made just nine errors and turned 60 double plays, a .979 fielding percentage that stands as the best of his four seasons in a Braves uniform. His 1963 Topps card is #156, a second-series card, with a dozen big-league seasons behind him.
Roy McMillan (born July 17, 1929, in Bonham, Texas; died November 2, 1997) played shortstop in the major leagues from 1951 to 1966 for the Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Braves and New York Mets. He walked into a Cincinnati tryout camp at McKinney, Texas, in 1947 with almost no organized baseball behind him and was signed on the strength of his hands. He took over as the Reds' shortstop in 1952 and spent the decade as the most admired glove man in the league, nicknamed "Mr. Shortstop." He led the National League in fielding percentage four times, won a Gold Glove in each of the award's first three seasons, 1957 through 1959, and made the All-Star team in 1956 and 1957. Alongside second baseman Johnny Temple he formed one of the era's best double-play combinations. Cincinnati's writers named him the Reds' 1956 Most Valuable Player on the strength of that glove -- he hit three home runs that year. Traded to Milwaukee after the 1960 season, he finished as a player with the Mets and later served brief turns as interim manager of the Brewers and the Mets. He retired with a .972 fielding percentage in 2,093 games, and entered the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1971 and later the Texas and Ohio baseball halls of fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 194 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 79 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 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 #156 card?
It is card #156 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Roy McMillan of the Milwaukee Braves.
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.