1964 Topps #497 Jeoff Long
About Jeoff Long
Long broke camp with the Cardinals in 1964 after a strong spring and spent the season's first two months as a spot starter and pinch hitter at first base and in right field. His career highlight came May 15 against Milwaukee, when he hit his only major league home run, a two-run shot off knuckleballer Bobby Tiefenauer that helped St. Louis to a 10-6 win. He kept getting occasional starts through late May before settling into pinch-hit-only duty, and St. Louis sold his contract to the White Sox on July 7 to make room for Mike Shannon. This No. 497 card comes from series 6 and is a recognized rookie card for Long, his only Topps issue.
Jeoff Long was a burly first baseman/outfielder from Covington, Kentucky, who signed with the Cardinals in 1959 as a hard-throwing pitcher out of Lloyd Memorial High School. Wildness and arm trouble ended that experiment, and a conversion to first base unlocked serious power: he blasted 30 home runs for Double-A Tulsa in 1962. The Cardinals called him up in July 1963 as a right-handed pinch hitter, and he stuck with the club through 1964, filling in at first base and the outfield corners. St. Louis sold his contract to the White Sox that July to clear a roster spot for Mike Shannon. Long's career was shaped by knee trouble that dated to a high school football injury; he badly reinjured it slipping on a wet field in Boston in his first game in left field for the White Sox, which limited him the rest of that season and led to three lost rehab years before a brief comeback attempt. He finished with 56 major league games and 16 hits. Afterward he returned to Kentucky and joined his family's Cincinnati Drum Service business.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 247 | 1 | 31 | 140 | 51 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 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 #497 card?
It is card #497 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jeoff Long of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Is 1964 Topps #497 a rookie card?
Yes - #497 is the 1964 Topps rookie card of Jeoff Long.
Why is #497 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.