1963 Topps #144 World Series Game #3 - Maris Sparks Yankee Rally
Front pictures Roger Maris.
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
Card 144 in the 1963 Topps set is a World Series subset card from print series 2, recapping Game 3 of the 1962 World Series between the Yankees and Giants at Yankee Stadium. The front pictures Roger Maris. Scoreless into the seventh, the Yankees broke through when Maris singled home two runs off Giants starter Billy Pierce, then scored on Clete Boyer's groundout off reliever Don Larsen. Giants catcher Ed Bailey answered with a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth off Bill Stafford, but it left the Giants a run short as the Yankees won 3-2. The victory put New York ahead two games to one in a Series it went on to win in seven, its 20th championship.
Sources: Wikipedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 740 | 1 | 16 | 156 | 164 | 158 | 83 | 149 | 13 |
| SGC | 201 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 69 | 5 |
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 #144 card?
It is card #144 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, World Series Game #3 - Maris Sparks Yankee Rally. 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.