1963 Topps #40 Vic Power
The card back lists Power's birth year as 1931; he was actually born November 1, 1927.
Uncorrected error: The back says born 11/1/1931; his birth date is 11/1/1927.
About Vic Power
Vic Power sits at number 40, early in the first series of the 1963 Topps set, one of the first Twins a collector would have pulled that spring. He was the rare first baseman who played deep and asked his infielders to throw to the bag rather than to him, trusting himself to beat the ball there; Twins third baseman Rich Rollins credited the habit with saving him roughly 25 errors in a season. Power went on to hit .270 with 10 home runs across 138 games in 1963 and collected a sixth consecutive Gold Glove. The card back again lists 1931 as his birth year instead of 1927.
Victor Felipe Pellot Pove, who played as Vic Power, was a Puerto Rican first baseman born November 1, 1927, in Arecibo. He led the American Association in hitting at .349 in 1953 for the Yankees' Kansas City farm club, yet New York never promoted him; general manager George Weiss said he was not the Yankee type, and the club chose Elston Howard instead to integrate its roster. Traded to the Philadelphia Athletics in December 1953, Power became the first Puerto Rican to play for that franchise and spent his first spring training barred from his teammates' hotels and restaurants. Over twelve seasons with the Athletics, Indians, Twins, Angels and Phillies he won seven straight Gold Gloves, from the award's 1958 debut through 1964, and was an American League All-Star in four seasons. Power finished at .284 with 1,716 hits, 126 home runs, 658 runs batted in and only 247 strikeouts in 6,046 at-bats.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 223 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 93 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 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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Team card: #162 Minnesota Twins
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- #110 Rich Rollins
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1963 Topps #40 card?
It is card #40 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Vic Power of the Minnesota Twins.
Does 1963 Topps #40 have an error?
The back says born 11/1/1931; his birth date is 11/1/1927. It was never corrected, so there is no variation to chase - every copy of #40 reads the same way.
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.