1964 Topps #63 Johnny Orsino
About Johnny Orsino
1964 Topps #63 is a low first-series number, and it carries Orsino's best year with it. In 1963 he played a career-high 116 games for Baltimore, 109 of them behind the plate and three at first base, and set personal marks of 379 at-bats, 103 hits, 19 home runs, 56 RBIs and 53 runs while batting .272 with a .349 on-base percentage. The Orioles finished 86-76.
John Joseph Orsino (April 22, 1938 - November 1, 2016) was a 6-foot-3, 215-pound right-handed catcher, born in Teaneck, New Jersey and raised in nearby Fort Lee, where he played ball at Fort Lee High School. The New York Giants signed him as an amateur free agent in 1957, and he climbed the farm system, hitting .296 with 21 home runs for Double-A Rio Grande Valley in 1960. He reached the San Francisco Giants on July 14, 1961, then lost much of 1962 to Army duty he was called into after the Berlin crisis, getting back in time for a single at-bat in a World Series the Yankees took from the Giants in seven games. Traded to Baltimore that December, Orsino had his finest season in 1963, then fought a broken hand, a weakening throwing arm and finally an elbow that would not heal after a 1965 trade to Washington. He left the majors with 252 hits, 40 home runs and 123 RBIs and a .249 average in 332 games, and played his last professional season in the minors in 1969. He later coached baseball at Fairleigh Dickinson University, managed in the Cleveland farm system, and coached Florida Atlantic University's men's golf team.
Sources: Baseball-Reference · Baseball Almanac
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 291 | 0 | 33 | 160 | 61 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 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.
Find this card
Search T206 Cards Shop 1964 Topps cards Live auctions Buy It Now on eBay Sold prices
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Related cards
Team card: #473 Baltimore Orioles
More Baltimore Orioles cards:
- #17 Willie Kirkland
- #22 Jerry Adair
- #45 Milt Pappas
- #89 Boog Powell
- #126 Russ Snyder
- #145 Norm Siebern
- #161 Dave McNally
- #178 Hank Bauer
- #201 Orioles 1964 Rookie Stars
- #221 Bob Saverine
- #230 Brooks Robinson
- #239 Herm Starrette
- #263 Chuck Estrada
- #285 Robin Roberts
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1964 Topps #63 card?
It is card #63 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Johnny Orsino of the Baltimore Orioles.
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.