1964 Topps #514 Jim Hickman
About Jim Hickman
Hickman's 1964 card is #514, from the sixth series, printed after the loudest stretch of his Mets years. On August 7, 1963, he singled, doubled, tripled and homered in that order for a natural cycle, the first cycle by any Met, in a 7-3 win over St. Louis at the Polo Grounds. Two days later a ninth-inning grand slam off the Cubs' Lindy McDaniel gave New York a 7-3 win and ended Roger Craig's run of 18 straight losses, and on September 18 he hit the last home run ever struck at the Polo Grounds, off the Phillies' Chris Short in the final game played there. He finished 1963 at .229 with 17 homers and 51 RBI.
James Lucius Hickman, an outfielder and first baseman known as "Gentleman Jim," was born May 10, 1937, in Henning, Tennessee, and signed with the St. Louis Cardinals before the 1956 season. Six years in their farm system later, the expansion New York Mets claimed him with their 18th selection in the October 10, 1961, expansion draft, out of the $50,000 price tier. He spent five seasons in New York before trades took him to Los Angeles and then, in April 1968, to Chicago. At 33 he put together his career year for the 1970 Cubs: .315 with 32 home runs and 115 RBI, his only All-Star selection, and The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year award, the first won by a Cub. His 12th-inning single at Riverfront Stadium scored Pete Rose with the winning run in that All-Star Game. St. Louis waived him in July 1974, closing a 13-year career at .252 with 159 home runs and 560 RBI in 1,421 games. He spent two decades as a Cincinnati Reds minor-league hitting instructor, entered the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1996, and died June 25, 2016, in Jackson, Tennessee.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 213 | 2 | 22 | 104 | 60 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 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 #514 card?
It is card #514 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Hickman of the New York Mets.
Why is #514 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.