1964 Topps #309 Paul Toth
About Paul Toth
Card 309, from series four, comes after his 1963 rookie issue. It reflects his 1963 season with the Cubs. Toth made only two starts for Chicago in May 1964 before being sent to Triple-A and then dealt back to the Cardinals organization that June in the trade that sent Lou Brock to St. Louis; he never pitched in the majors again.
Paul Louis Toth was a right-handed pitcher born in McRoberts, Kentucky, who moved to Youngstown, Ohio, as a boy and was scouted by the Cardinals at East High School there, signing with St. Louis in 1955. He debuted in the majors with the Cardinals in April 1962, then was traded to the Chicago Cubs that September for pitcher Harvey Branch. Toth spent all of 1963 on the Cubs roster, appearing in 27 games with 14 starts and throwing two shutouts. Two rough starts in May 1964 sent him back to the minors, and weeks later he was included, along with Lou Brock and Jack Spring, in the trade that sent him back to the Cardinals organization in exchange for Ernie Broglio, Bobby Shantz and Doug Clemens; he never returned to the majors. He finished with a 9-12 record, a 3.80 ERA and 82 strikeouts, then pitched in the minors through 1967 before spending three decades as a beer salesman and sales manager for a Toledo, Ohio distributor. He died in 1999.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 185 | 1 | 25 | 94 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 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 #309 card?
It is card #309 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Paul Toth of the Chicago Cubs.
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.