1964 Topps #423 Tops in NL - Hank Aaron / Willie Mays
On this card: Hank Aaron, Willie Mays
About this card
This is one of the eleven combo cards in the 1964 Topps set, each gathering two or more players under a headline rather than giving one man his own card.
The story on this card
Topps called card 423 "Tops in NL" and handed the billing to the two men who owned the league: Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves and Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants. The pairing needed no argument in 1964. Aaron arrived off a 1963 season in which he led the National League with 44 home runs and 130 runs batted in, and his .319 average left him a batting title short of the triple crown. Mays answered with 38 home runs, 103 RBI, a .314 average and another Gold Glove in center field. Both had been All-Star selections every season since the middle of the 1950s. The card belongs to print series 5, and it is one of the marquee cards of the set.
Hank Aaron was the Braves' right fielder and one of the greatest hitters in history, a 25-time All-Star who broke Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974 on his way to 755 career homers. Willie Mays was the Say Hey Kid, the five-tool center fielder of the New York and San Francisco Giants: Rookie of the Year in 1951, Most Valuable Player in 1954 and 1965, twelve straight Gold Gloves, 660 home runs, Hall of Fame in 1979.
Sources: Wikipedia (Hank Aaron) · Wikipedia (Willie Mays) · SABR BioProject (Hank Aaron) · SABR BioProject (Willie Mays) · Baseball Almanac (Hank Aaron) · Baseball Almanac (Willie Mays) · CBS Sports
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 2,741 | 0 | 48 | 322 | 475 | 528 | 448 | 909 | 11 |
| SGC | 1,139 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 106 | 159 | 256 | 550 | 41 |
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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Related cards
Team cards: #132 Milwaukee Braves, #257 San Francisco Giants
More Milwaukee Braves cards:
- #3 1963 National League Pitching Leaders
- #7 1963 National League Batting Leaders
- #9 1963 National League Home Run Leaders
- #11 1963 National League R.B.I. Leaders
- #35 Ed Mathews
- #53 Denis Menke
More San Francisco Giants cards:
- #3 1963 National League Pitching Leaders
- #9 1963 National League Home Run Leaders
- #18 Billy O'Dell
- #41 Friendly Foes
- #47 Giants 1964 Rookie Stars
- #82 Jim Davenport
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1964 Topps #423 card?
It is card #423 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. This is one of the eleven combo cards in the 1964 Topps set, each gathering two or more players under a headline rather than giving one man his own card.
What are the key cards in the 1964 Topps set?
The #50 Mickey Mantle anchors the set, with #150 Willie Mays, #200 Sandy Koufax, #300 Hank Aaron, #440 Bob Clemente, #55 Ernie Banks and #125 Pete Rose (wearing the All-Star Rookie trophy) among the stars, the #331 A.L. Bombers card gathering Mantle with Roger Maris, Norm Cash and Al Kaline, the #423 Tops in NL card pairing Aaron and Mays, and the #243 Richie Allen and #541 Phil Niekro Rookie Stars cards.
Why is #423 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.