1963 Topps #302 Whitey Herzog
About Whitey Herzog
A fourth-series number, #302 finally puts him in Detroit flannels: Baltimore shipped him and catcher Gus Triandos to the Tigers for catcher Dick Brown on November 26, 1962. Behind it lies a .266, 7-homer, 35-RBI Baltimore season in 99 games; ahead lay 52 games, a .151 average and the end of his playing days.
Whitey Herzog was born Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog in New Athens, Illinois, and signed with the New York Yankees straight out of high school in 1949. The nickname came in the Yankees' farm town of McAlester, Oklahoma, where a sportscaster decided his light blond hair matched that of New York pitcher Bob "White Rat" Kuzava. The Yankees traded him away in April 1956 without ever playing him, and the left-handed-hitting outfielder reached the majors that spring with the Washington Senators. Kansas City bought him in May 1958, Baltimore traded for him before the 1961 season and Detroit after 1962; he closed an eight-year career in 1963 at .257 with 25 home runs and 172 RBI in 634 games. The second act dwarfed the first. Named the Mets' director of player development in 1967, he stocked the system that fed the 1969 champions, then managed Kansas City to three straight American League West titles from 1976 to 1978 and St. Louis to three pennants and the 1982 World Series, running the speed, pitching and defense attack fans called Whiteyball. National League Manager of the Year in 1985, he finished 1,281-1,125-3 as a manager, entered the Hall of Fame in 2010 on a Veterans Committee vote, and died in 2024 at 92.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 232 | 1 | 9 | 82 | 73 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 0 |
| SGC | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 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 #302 card?
It is card #302 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Whitey Herzog of the Detroit Tigers.
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.