1965 Topps #483 George Smith
About George Smith
Card 483, from Topps' sixth 1965 series, is George Smith's first Topps card, picturing him with the Detroit Tigers, the club he had debuted with in August 1963. He had played 52 games at second base as a rookie that year and five more for Detroit in 1964. The card stands as his recognized rookie card.
George Cornelius Smith was a right-handed-hitting second baseman born July 7, 1937, in St. Petersburg, Florida, and a Michigan State University product who began his path to pro ball in the Negro Leagues, playing for the Indianapolis Clowns in 1952 and the Chicago American Giants in 1956 and 1957 before a brief stop in the Class D Florida State League with the St. Petersburg Saints in 1955. He signed with the Detroit Tigers organization as a free agent in 1958 and made his major league debut on August 4, 1963. Smith played second base for Detroit from 1963 through 1965 before Boston acquired him for the 1966 season, in which he became the Red Sox's semi-regular second baseman, starting 101 games at the position. In four big-league seasons he hit .205 with 9 home runs and 57 RBIs over 217 games. Injuries limited him in 1967, and the Boston organization sent him to the San Francisco Giants' Triple-A Phoenix affiliate, where his playing career ended in 1968. He died June 15, 1987, in his hometown of St. Petersburg.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 218 | 3 | 26 | 113 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1965 Topps #483 card?
It is card #483 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing George Smith of the Detroit Tigers.
Is 1965 Topps #483 a rookie card?
Yes - #483 is the 1965 Topps rookie card of George Smith.
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.