1965 Topps #255 Camilo Pascual
About Camilo Pascual
Pascual won his first eight decisions in 1965 and stood 8-2 before his shoulder gave out. He made only nine largely ineffective second-half starts, had August surgery to repair a torn shoulder muscle, and still finished 9-3; that April he also hit the second grand slam of his career, against Cleveland. Back for the Twins' 102-win pennant, he drew Game 3 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium and lost 4-0 to Claude Osteen. His first-series card #11 ranks the 1964 American League strikeout leaders - Al Downing at 217, Pascual at 213, Dean Chance at 207 - and his Twins portrait is #255 in the third series.
Camilo Pascual, a right-handed pitcher born in Havana on January 20, 1934, signed with the Washington Senators before the 1952 season after a summer in the Sooner State, Longhorn and Border leagues. He learned his signature overhand curveball from Cuban pitching legend Adolfo Luque, his winter-ball manager at Marianao. Pascual reached the majors on April 15, 1954 and spent five years losing for some of the weakest Senators clubs of the era before breaking through at 17-10 in 1959. He then led the American League in strikeouts three straight seasons, won 20 games twice, and finished a seven-time All-Star. Ted Williams called his the most feared curveball in the American League for 18 years, and the pitch is still rated among the best the game has produced. Across 18 seasons with Washington, Minnesota, the expansion Senators, Cincinnati, Los Angeles and Cleveland he went 174-170 with 2,167 strikeouts and 36 shutouts. Cooperstown never called, but he belongs to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame and, since 2012, the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame. He later served as the Twins pitching coach and spent decades as an international scout, signing talent out of Venezuela and beyond.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 241 | 1 | 29 | 127 | 52 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 19 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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. The two checklist variations, #79 and #508, are listed under the wording PSA uses for each state.
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Related cards
More Camilo Pascual in this set: #11 League Leaders
Team card: #24 Minnesota Twins
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- #1 American League 1964 Batting Leaders
- #3 American League 1964 Home Run Leaders
- #5 American League 1964 RBI Leaders
- #11 American League 1964 Strikeout Leaders
- #39 Gerry Arrigo
- #62 Jim Kaat
- #90 Rich Rollins
- #108 Don Mincher
- #122 Bill Pleis
- #157 Zoilo Versalles
- #171 Jim Roland
- #180 Bob Allison
- #201 Twins 1965 Rookie Stars
- #216 Al Worthington
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1965 Topps #255 card?
It is card #255 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Camilo Pascual of the Minnesota Twins.
How many cards are in the 1965 Topps Baseball set?
598 cards, tracked as 600 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 598 with no gaps and no printed-number collisions, and two checklist cards - #79 and #508 - carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, BaseballCardPedia, 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.