1964 Topps #231 Dick Calmus
About Dick Calmus
This 1964 Topps card, #231 in the set's third print series, catches Calmus coming off his rookie year with the Los Angeles Dodgers, where his bonus-baby signing had put him straight on the big league roster out of high school. He answered with a 3-1 record and a sharp 2.66 ERA across 21 games in 1963, holding his own on a Dodgers staff loaded with established arms. It is recognized as his rookie card.
Richard Lee Calmus, a right-handed pitcher out of Tulsa, Oklahoma, signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a bonus baby, a rule that kept him on the major league roster straight out of high school rather than in the minors. Standing 6-foot-4, he made his debut in 1963 and turned in a strong rookie season, going 3-1 with a 2.66 ERA across 21 games for a Dodgers pitching staff built around veteran arms. Arm trouble developed in the minors afterward, and he did not pitch in the majors again until a brief 1967 stint with the Chicago Cubs, where he appeared in a single game. His career closed with a 3-1 record and a 3.17 ERA over 22 games. At Tulsa's Webster High School he had been a standout basketball player and won two state baseball titles alongside future big leaguer Carl Morton. He is the uncle of Rocky Calmus, the Butkus Award-winning linebacker.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 287 | 3 | 42 | 152 | 64 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 #231 card?
It is card #231 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dick Calmus of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Is 1964 Topps #231 a rookie card?
Yes - #231 is the 1964 Topps rookie card of Dick Calmus.
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.