1964 Topps #57 Tim Harkness
About Tim Harkness
The first-series #57 shows Harkness settled in with New York. Since Topps had already pictured him in each of the two previous years. He came back as the Mets starting first baseman and wrote himself into the club record book on April 17, leading off their first game at Shea Stadium and singling off Bob Friend in the third inning for the first hit by a Met in the new park; Pittsburgh won it 4-3. His season ran short at 39 games: 33 hits, two doubles, a triple, two home runs, 13 RBI, a .282 average. On July 28 the Mets traded him to Cincinnati for infielder Bobby Klaus, and Triple-A San Diego followed.
Thomas William Harkness, known as Tim, was a Canadian first baseman from Lachine, Quebec, born December 23, 1937 and signed off the Montreal sandlots by the Philadelphia Phillies before the 1956 season. In April 1957 the Phillies sent him to the Brooklyn Dodgers organization in the package that also carried Elmer Valo and Ron Negray east in exchange for Chico Fernandez. A left-handed hitter and thrower listed at 6 feet 2 inches, he reached Los Angeles on September 12, 1961 and went 4-for-8 in a five-game look. After the 1962 season the Dodgers traded him to the expansion New York Mets, and 1963 gave him the only full year he would spend as a regular. He closed with 259 games, 132 hits, 18 doubles, 14 home runs, 61 RBI and a .235 average, then played Triple-A ball through 1966. Back in Canada he managed, scouted for the San Diego Padres and took the Canadian Baseball Network Scout of the Year award in 1996. He died in Courtice, Ontario in 2025 at 87.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 240 | 0 | 17 | 117 | 75 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 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 #57 card?
It is card #57 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tim Harkness of the New York Mets.
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.
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