1963 Topps #131 Washington Senators
About this card
The twenty team cards, one for every 1963 club, are the only horizontal fronts in the set. Every franchise has one, including the Houston Colt .45's, the Los Angeles Angels and the expansion Washington Senators.
The story on this card
This team card reports the 1962 season, the club's first at D.C. Stadium. Washington finished tenth and last in the American League at 60-101, 35.5 games behind the pennant-winning Yankees, with a 27-53 mark at home and 33-48-1 on the road. Mickey Vernon managed the club in his second season at the helm. The roster panel lines up the players and coaches from that losing year, including outfielder Jimmy Piersall, acquired from Cleveland in an October 1961 trade, and infielder Dale Long. Card 131 is part of Topps' second series for 1963, a plain team-photo subset issue. It slots into the set alongside the other American and National League team cards printed at that stage of the run.
Sources: Wikipedia (1962 Washington Senators season) · Wikipedia (Mickey Vernon)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 310 | 0 | 11 | 131 | 97 | 43 | 12 | 14 | 2 |
| SGC | 32 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 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 #131 card?
It is card #131 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Washington Senators. The twenty team cards, one for every 1963 club, are the only horizontal fronts in the set. Every franchise has one, including the Houston Colt .45's, the Los Angeles Angels and the expansion Washington Senators.
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.