1964 Topps #260 Frank Robinson
About Frank Robinson
His only 1964 card, #260 from the third series, reports the one flat year of his Cincinnati decade: .259 with 21 home runs and 91 RBI over 140 games in 1963, the lowest home run total he had posted in eight big-league seasons. He still drew 81 walks and stole a career-high 26 bases, while the Reds slid to fifth at 86-76, 13 games behind the pennant-winning Dodgers.
Frank Robinson reached the majors with the Cincinnati Redlegs on April 17, 1956, at age 20, and his 38 home runs that summer tied Wally Berger's 1930 rookie record and carried him to National League Rookie of the Year. He became Cincinnati's franchise player, driving the Reds to the 1961 pennant and winning that year's National League Most Valuable Player award. Reds owner Bill DeWitt, calling him "an old 30," traded him to Baltimore on December 9, 1965 for pitchers Milt Pappas and Jack Baldschun and outfielder Dick Simpson, a deal that became shorthand for a one-sided trade. Robinson answered with the 1966 American League Triple Crown, a unanimous MVP award that made him the first man honored in both leagues, and a World Series MVP as the Orioles swept the Dodgers. Three more pennants and a second title followed by 1971. A 14-time All-Star who curled his body over the plate and slid in spikes first, he was nicknamed "the Judge" for presiding over Baltimore's clubhouse kangaroo court, and left the game after 21 seasons with 586 home runs and 2,943 hits. In 1975 he became the majors' first Black manager, with Cleveland, and entered the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 2,410 | 2 | 65 | 409 | 549 | 504 | 360 | 517 | 4 |
| SGC | 739 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 135 | 166 | 154 | 232 | 8 |
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 #260 card?
It is card #260 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Frank Robinson of the Cincinnati Reds.
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.