1964 Topps #439 Harvey Haddix
About Harvey Haddix
Card #439 lands in the fifth series of 1964 Topps and shows Haddix with the Baltimore Orioles after Pittsburgh dealt him there on December 14, 1963, for minor-league shortstop Dick Yencha and cash. The card follows his final Pirates season, 1963, when he was the oldest man on the roster and worked out of the bullpen all year except for one start, posting three wins, one save, and a 3.34 ERA in 70 innings for a club that fell to 74-88 and eighth place.
Harvey Haddix was a left-handed pitcher who spent 14 seasons in the majors with the Cardinals, Phillies, Redlegs, Pirates, and Orioles from 1952 to 1965. Listed at 5-foot-9, the wiry lefty picked up the nickname 'Kitten' at Triple-A Columbus, where general manager George Sisler Jr. likened him to Cardinals left-hander Harry Brecheen, known as 'The Cat.' He had his best year in 1953, going 20-9 with a 3.06 ERA, 19 complete games, and a league-leading six shutouts. An All-Star from 1953 through 1955, he won three straight Gold Gloves from 1958 to 1960. He is best remembered for pitching 12 perfect innings against the Milwaukee Braves on May 26, 1959, before losing the no-hitter and the game in the 13th. He finished 136-113 with a 3.63 ERA and 1,575 strikeouts and won two World Series rings with Pittsburgh, one as a player in 1960 and one as pitching coach in 1979. After his last playing season in 1965 he coached pitchers for the Mets, Reds, Red Sox, Indians, and Pirates through 1984. A heavy smoker, Haddix developed emphysema and died in Springfield, Ohio, in 1994 at age 68.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 181 | 0 | 17 | 89 | 44 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 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 #439 card?
It is card #439 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Harvey Haddix of the Baltimore Orioles.
Why is #439 harder to find?
It is a series 5-6 card. Cards from the fifth and sixth print series (#371-522) are a step tougher to find than #1-370; availability in 1964 runs in three tiers, not a cliff.
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.