1964 Topps #113 Grover Powell
About Grover Powell
Powell's rookie card arrives after his only big-league season, 1963 with the Mets, in which he went 1-1 with a 2.72 ERA over 20 games including his complete-game shutout win over the Phillies. Card #113 in the 1964 Topps set's second print series shows him with the Mets.
Grover Powell was a left-handed pitcher who reached the majors with the New York Mets in 1963 after a standout college career at the University of Pennsylvania, where he led all college pitchers nationwide in strikeouts and threw a no-hitter against Lafayette. Signed by the expansion Mets before their inaugural 1962 season, he worked through the farm system with Auburn, Syracuse, and Raleigh before his July 1963 call-up. Used mostly in relief early on under manager Casey Stengel, he earned his first career start in August and threw a complete-game shutout over the Philadelphia Phillies for his only major league win. Days later he was struck in the face by a line drive off the bat of Donn Clendenon. Tendinitis limited his playing time in the following seasons, costing him all of 1965, and he never returned to the majors, finishing his playing days in the Reds' and Braves' systems by 1970. He later completed his economics degree at Penn and died of leukemia in 1985.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 333 | 6 | 59 | 170 | 61 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 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 #113 card?
It is card #113 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Grover Powell of the New York Mets.
Is 1964 Topps #113 a rookie card?
Yes - #113 is the 1964 Topps rookie card of Grover Powell.
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.