1964 Topps #550 Ken Hubbs
A black-banded In Memoriam tribute card marking his death in February 1964.
About this card
#550 is the set's one In Memoriam card. Ken Hubbs, the 1962 National League Rookie of the Year and Gold Glove second baseman, died in a plane crash in February 1964, and Topps issued his card with a black band.
The story on this card
Card 550, a seventh-series high number in the 1964 set, is Topps' tribute to Cubs second baseman Ken Hubbs: a black band with reverse white In Memoriam lettering runs across the card face. Hubbs won the 1962 National League Rookie of the Year Award and a Gold Glove in that same rookie season, then hit .235 with 8 home runs and 47 RBI in 154 games in 1963, his last year on the field. He died in a small-plane crash near Provo, Utah, in February 1964, before the season began. It carries Hubbs alone. His rookie card is his 1962 Topps issue.
Ken Hubbs - the 1962 National League Rookie of the Year and the first rookie in major league history to win a Gold Glove, a record-setting Chicago Cubs second baseman whose career ended when he died in a plane crash at 22.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 581 | 1 | 34 | 167 | 152 | 120 | 67 | 39 | 1 |
| SGC | 103 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 2 |
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 #550 card?
It is card #550 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ken Hubbs of the Chicago Cubs. #550 is the set's one In Memoriam card. Ken Hubbs, the 1962 National League Rookie of the Year and Gold Glove second baseman, died in a plane crash in February 1964, and Topps issued his card with a black band.
Is 1964 Topps #550 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.