1963 Topps #392 Tribe Thumpers
On this card: Johnny Romano, Tito Francona
About this card
This is one of the eleven combination cards in the 1963 Topps set (#18, 43, 68, 138, 173, 218, 242, 306, 331, 392, 412), each pairing two or three players under a headline rather than giving one man his own card.
The story on this card
Topps paired catcher Johnny Romano and outfielder/first baseman Tito Francona as Tribe Thumpers, saluting the run production the two Cleveland Indians had just delivered. Romano was coming off a career year: 25 home runs and 81 RBIs in 1962, his second straight All-Star season. Francona, shifted from left field to first base for 1962, led American League first basemen in double plays while continuing to hit for extra bases in Cleveland's lineup, following an All-Star 1961 in which he batted .301 with 85 RBIs. Card #392 falls in Topps' fifth series for 1963.
Johnny Romano was a stocky, sure-handed Cleveland catcher who set a franchise home run record for the position and made back-to-back All-Star teams in 1961 and 1962 before a broken finger and late-career trades to Chicago and St. Louis wound down his ten-year run. Tito Francona was a well-traveled outfielder and first baseman who hit .363 for the 1959 Indians, out-hitting the American League batting champion but falling short of qualifying; he led the AL in doubles in 1960 and was the father of manager Terry Francona.
Sources: Wikipedia (Johnny Romano) · Wikipedia (Tito Francona) · SABR BioProject (John Romano) · SABR BioProject (Tito Francona)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 276 | 0 | 19 | 130 | 79 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 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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Related cards
Team card: #451 Cleveland Indians
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- #8 1962 American League Pitching Leaders
- #14 Pedro Ramos
- #36 Jerry Kindall
- #48 Birdie Tebbetts
- #72 Johnny Romano
- #103 Chuck Essegian
- #129 Gary Bell
- #152 Ron Nischwitz
- #170 Joe Adcock
- #187 Willie Kirkland
- #211 Fred Whitfield
- #227 Jim Grant
- #228 1963 Rookie Stars
- #248 Tito Francona
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1963 Topps #392 card?
It is card #392 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Johnny Romano and Tito Francona. This is one of the eleven combination cards in the 1963 Topps set (#18, 43, 68, 138, 173, 218, 242, 306, 331, 392, 412), each pairing two or three players under a headline rather than giving one man his own card.
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.