1964 Topps #534 Gus Bell
About Gus Bell
Bell's career ended almost as soon as 1964 started: three games, three hitless at-bats, a final major league appearance on May 1, and a release on May 12 when Milwaukee made the roster cutdown then in effect across the majors. Counting 1963, his last two seasons came to six at-bats and one hit. Card #534 lists him with the Braves and sits in the seventh series as another high number, and it is his last Topps card.
Gus Bell -- born David Russell Bell in Louisville, Kentucky, on November 15, 1928 -- batted left, threw right, and played fifteen major league seasons in the outfield for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and Milwaukee Braves. He debuted for Pittsburgh on May 30, 1950, led the National League with 12 triples in 1951, and hit for the cycle against the Phillies on June 4 of that year; grandson David matched him in 2004, the only grandfather-grandson cycle pair in major league history. A trade on October 14, 1952 sent Bell to Cincinnati, where he spent nine seasons, first in center field and later in right. He was a four-time All-Star (1953, 1954, 1956 and 1957), drove in 100 or more runs four times, hit .300 with 30 home runs and 105 RBI in 1953, and set a career high with 115 RBI in 1959. Cincinnati elected him to its team Hall of Fame in 1964. He finished with 1,823 hits, 206 home runs, 942 RBI and a .281 average, then worked for an auto dealership, ran a temporary employment agency, and scouted for the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers. His son Buddy and grandsons David and Mike all reached the majors.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 230 | 6 | 23 | 115 | 57 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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 #534 card?
It is card #534 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gus Bell of the Milwaukee Braves.
Is 1964 Topps #534 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.