1964 Topps #306 Giant Gunners - Willie Mays / Orlando Cepeda
On this card: Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda
About this card
This is one of the eleven combo cards in the 1964 Topps set, each gathering two or more players under a headline rather than giving one man his own card.
The story on this card
Topps paired the two biggest bats on the San Francisco Giants for this print series 4 card, titled Giant Gunners, putting both middle-of-the-order sluggers on one piece of cardboard. Willie Mays came off a 1963 season in which he hit .314 with 38 home runs and 103 RBI in center field, while Orlando Cepeda anchored first base after batting .316 with 34 home runs and 97 RBI the same year. Both men were established Giants stars by 1964: Mays already carried a Rookie of the Year award and an MVP trophy, and Cepeda his own Rookie of the Year season and a near-MVP finish from 1961. The card presented their combined power as one San Francisco attraction rather than splitting them across separate issues.
Willie Mays was the Say Hey Kid, the five-tool center fielder of the New York and San Francisco Giants: Rookie of the Year in 1951, Most Valuable Player in 1954 and 1965, twelve straight Gold Gloves, 660 home runs, Hall of Fame in 1979. Orlando Cepeda, the Baby Bull, was a powerful Puerto Rican first baseman who won Rookie of the Year with the 1958 Giants and the unanimous NL MVP with the 1967 champion Cardinals.
Sources: Wikipedia (Willie Mays) · Wikipedia (Orlando Cepeda) · SABR BioProject (Willie Mays) · SABR BioProject (Orlando Cepeda) · Baseball Almanac (Willie Mays) · Baseball Almanac (Orlando Cepeda) · Baseball Almanac (1) · Baseball Almanac (2) · CBS Sports
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 2,052 | 7 | 74 | 428 | 425 | 376 | 276 | 459 | 7 |
| SGC | 589 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 112 | 119 | 121 | 197 | 9 |
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.
Find this card
Search T206 Cards Shop 1964 Topps cards Live auctions Buy It Now on eBay Sold prices
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Related cards
Team card: #257 San Francisco Giants
More San Francisco Giants cards:
- #3 1963 National League Pitching Leaders
- #9 1963 National League Home Run Leaders
- #18 Billy O'Dell
- #41 Friendly Foes
- #47 Giants 1964 Rookie Stars
- #82 Jim Davenport
- #99 Al Stanek
- #123 Jose Pagan
- #150 Willie Mays
- #169 Del Crandall
- #189 Bob Hendley
- #204 Matty Alou
- #222 Bill Pierce
- #242 Harvey Kuenn
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1964 Topps #306 card?
It is card #306 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda. This is one of the eleven combo cards in the 1964 Topps set, each gathering two or more players under a headline rather than giving one man his own card.
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.