1963 Topps #142 World Series Game #1 - Yanks' Ford Wins Series Opener
Front photo shows Whitey Ford.
Pictures a Hall of Famer: Whitey Ford.
About this card
Cards #142-148 tell the 1962 World Series game by game - the Yankees over the Giants in seven, from Whitey Ford's win in the opener to the Yankees celebrating Ralph Terry's Game 7 victory.
The story on this card
This World Series subset card recaps Game 1 of the 1962 Fall Classic, played October 4 at Candlestick Park, the first coast-to-coast Series in history. Yankees left-hander Whitey Ford started against the Giants' Billy O'Dell before a sellout crowd of 43,852. Roger Maris's first-inning double staked New York to an early lead; the Giants tied it in the third, but Clete Boyer's seventh-inning home run put the Yankees back ahead for good in a 6-2 win. Ford went the distance, earning a record 10th World Series win, an outing that also ended his own record streak of consecutive scoreless Series innings. No. 142 in the 1963 Topps set, part of the numbered World Series highlights subset, issued in print series 2. The front pictures Ford.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 585 | 0 | 20 | 137 | 182 | 126 | 56 | 62 | 2 |
| SGC | 130 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 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 #142 card?
It is card #142 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, World Series Game #1 - Yanks' Ford Wins Series Opener. Cards #142-148 tell the 1962 World Series game by game - the Yankees over the Giants in seven, from Whitey Ford's win in the opener to the Yankees celebrating Ralph Terry's Game 7 victory.
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.