1965 Topps #313 Jimmie Schaffer
About Jimmie Schaffer
Card 313 is a fourth-series card - his fourth Topps issue in four years. It catches him in his one American League season, on a White Sox staff that included knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm; Schaffer later named Wilhelm the best pitcher he ever caught and said handling the knuckler was what kept him employed. The uniform on the card did not last. He hit .194 in 17 games for Chicago before going to the Mets on July 26 as the player to be named who completed a deal for Frank Lary, then batted .135 across 24 games in New York - 41 games and 11 hits split between the two leagues.
Jimmie Ronald Schaffer is a right-handed catcher from Limeport, Pennsylvania, born April 5, 1936. He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1955, a year after graduating from Coopersburg High School, and spent six seasons in the minors before debuting on May 20, 1961, lining a single off the Cubs' Dick Ellsworth in his first big-league at-bat. That rookie year gave him the most work he would ever get, 68 games and 153 at-bats. From there he moved constantly, catching for the Cardinals, Cubs, White Sox, Mets, Phillies and Reds across eight seasons and finishing at .223 with 11 home runs and 56 RBI in 304 games. He later managed in the Baltimore Orioles' farm system, coached the Texas Rangers bullpen in 1978, then joined the Kansas City Royals' staff in 1980 and stayed a decade, earning a World Series ring with the 1985 champions. He retired from baseball after the 1989 season and went home to Limeport, where he and his wife Jeanne raised five children.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 203 | 3 | 32 | 106 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1965 Topps #313 card?
It is card #313 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jimmie Schaffer of the Chicago White Sox.
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.