1963 Topps #436 Tim Harkness
About Tim Harkness
By the time #436 reached collectors Harkness was a Met, sent east with Larry Burright for pitcher Bob Miller after the 1962 season. Casey Stengel handed him first base and he answered with the fullest season of his career: 123 games, 79 hits, 12 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 41 RBI, though the average sat at .211. On June 26 at the Polo Grounds he ended a 14-inning game against the Cubs with a walk-off grand slam, the first in Mets history, and his seven times hit by pitch tied for eighth in the National League. The card belongs to the fifth series.
Thomas William Harkness, known as Tim, was a Canadian first baseman from Lachine, Quebec, born December 23, 1937 and signed off the Montreal sandlots by the Philadelphia Phillies before the 1956 season. In April 1957 the Phillies sent him to the Brooklyn Dodgers organization in the package that also carried Elmer Valo and Ron Negray east in exchange for Chico Fernandez. A left-handed hitter and thrower listed at 6 feet 2 inches, he reached Los Angeles on September 12, 1961 and went 4-for-8 in a five-game look. After the 1962 season the Dodgers traded him to the expansion New York Mets, and 1963 gave him the only full year he would spend as a regular. He closed with 259 games, 132 hits, 18 doubles, 14 home runs, 61 RBI and a .235 average, then played Triple-A ball through 1966. Back in Canada he managed, scouted for the San Diego Padres and took the Canadian Baseball Network Scout of the Year award in 1996. He died in Courtice, Ontario in 2025 at 87.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 264 | 2 | 31 | 157 | 51 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 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 #436 card?
It is card #436 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tim Harkness of the New York Mets.
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.