1963 Topps #462 Wally Post
About Wally Post
Number 462 lands in the sixth series of 1963 Topps, a semi-high number. The Cincinnati uniform on it was out of date before the series reached the counter: the Reds sold Post to the Minnesota Twins on May 16, 1963, closing out a second stint in the city that began with a 1960 trade from Philadelphia. He had hit only .125 in a brief Cincinnati stay that spring, and he batted .191 in 21 games for Minnesota before the Twins released him that October. For a slugger who had spent most of a decade in the Reds' middle order, it is the last card of his Reds career.
Walter Charles Post was a right-handed outfielder who played fifteen major-league seasons between his 1949 debut and 1964, most of them with Cincinnati. Born in Wendelin, Ohio, in 1929 and raised near St. Henry, he signed with the Reds at sixteen as a pitcher and moved to the outfield in the minors. He stuck in the majors for good in 1954 and became one of the hardest hitters in franchise history, pairing with Frank Robinson in a power tandem that carried Cincinnati's lineups of the 1950s and early 1960s. His best year was 1955: .309 with 40 home runs and 109 RBI, all career highs and the first 40-homer season by a right-handed Reds batter. In 1956 his 36 homers helped the club total 221 and tie the major-league team record. Fan ballot stuffing put him on the 1957 All-Star starting lineup until Commissioner Ford Frick removed him. He also played for the Phillies, the Twins and the Indians, and finished at .266 with 210 home runs, 172 of them for Cincinnati, and 699 RBI in 1,204 games. He later worked for his father-in-law's Minster Canning Company in Minster, Ohio, and the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame elected him in 1965. He died in 1982 at fifty-two.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 288 | 0 | 14 | 143 | 89 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 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 #462 card?
It is card #462 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Wally Post of the Cincinnati Reds.
Why is #462 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.