1964 Topps #48 Bob Perry
About Bob Perry
Perry's second and final big league season came in 1964: 70 games for the Angels, 55 of them starting in center field, and a .276 average in 221 at bats. His signature moment fell that July, when a solo home run off Phil Regan in the eighth inning of a doubleheader nightcap against Detroit gave Dean Chance a 1-0 win. Topps pictured him on card #48 in the 1964 set's first series, and it is his recognized rookie card.
Melvin Gray "Bob" Perry was an outfielder born in New Bern, North Carolina, who threw and batted right-handed and stood 6 feet 2 inches. He signed with the New York Giants in 1953 and spent a decade in that club's farm system without reaching the majors, hitting for power at the minor league level along the way. When the relocated San Francisco Giants sold his contract to the Los Angeles Angels in May 1963, the 28-year-old was plugged straight into the starting lineup, debuting at Yankee Stadium and going one for four against Jim Bouton. Perry split outfield duty for the Angels over two seasons, playing right field and center field in 1963 and shifting mostly to center in 1964, also spending part of that year at Triple-A Hawaii. His best moment came on July 15, 1964, when a solo home run off Phil Regan in the eighth inning gave Dean Chance a 1-0 win. Traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates organization after the 1964 season, Perry played out his career in the minors, where he topped 200 career home runs, before retiring in 1970.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 185 | 0 | 11 | 75 | 58 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-09-04. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1964 Topps #48 card?
It is card #48 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Perry of the Los Angeles Angels.
Is 1964 Topps #48 a rookie card?
Yes - #48 is the 1964 Topps rookie card of Bob Perry.
How many cards are in the 1964 Topps Baseball set?
587 cards, tracked as 589 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 587 with no gaps, and no number carries two different cards; two cards - #4, the A.L. Pitching Leaders, and #517, the seventh-series checklist - carry a catalogued back variation that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, The Topps Archives, Baseball Almanac, 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 2026-10-11.