1964 Topps #579 Boston Red Sox
Hall of Famers on the 1963 Boston Red Sox roster: Dick Williams and Carl Yastrzemski.
About this card
Nineteen of the twenty 1964 franchises have a team card; the Houston Colt .45s are the one club without one.
The story on this card
Card 579 is the Boston Red Sox team card, a high number from the seventh and final series of the 1964 Topps set. It reports on the 1963 club, which finished seventh in the American League under manager Johnny Pesky at 76-85, 28 games behind the pennant-winning Yankees. The front is a full team photo under the club name, and the back lists the club's 1963 batting and pitching leaders. The 1963 roster included Carl Yastrzemski, already an established outfielder and future Hall of Famer, and infielder Dick Williams, later inducted into the Hall of Fame for his managerial work. Boston played its home games at Fenway Park as the club looked to climb back up the American League standings.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 421 | 3 | 36 | 161 | 123 | 64 | 20 | 13 | 1 |
| SGC | 47 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 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 #579 card?
It is card #579 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Boston Red Sox. Nineteen of the twenty 1964 franchises have a team card; the Houston Colt .45s are the one club without one.
Is 1964 Topps #579 a scarce card?
It is a high number card from the seventh print series, #523-587, distributed last. Scarcer than the rest of the set but only mildly so - the high premium runs roughly 55-60 percent, far milder than the 1952-62 highs.
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.