1965 Topps #405 John Roseboro
About John Roseboro
The fifth-series #405 belongs to the season nobody lets Roseboro forget. At Candlestick Park on August 22, 1965, Giants pitcher Juan Marichal swung a bat at his head after a return throw sailed past his ear, opening a two-inch gash; he was back behind the plate three days later. His staff led the league at 2.81, Koufax won 26 games and Don Drysdale 23, and the Dodgers beat Minnesota in seven games in the World Series, with Roseboro collecting six hits and winning Game Three on a two-run single.
John Roseboro was an American catcher who played in the major leagues from 1957 through 1970, almost all of it with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. Born May 13, 1933 in Ashland, Ohio, he signed with Brooklyn in 1952 and spent five years in the minors before reaching Brooklyn in June 1957. He inherited the Dodgers' catching job in 1958 after a car accident ended Roy Campanella's career, and he held it through 1967. A four-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove winner, he caught four Dodgers pennant winners and three championship clubs, and Sandy Koufax said that with Roseboro out there he never felt alone. So quiet that the game nicknamed him "Gabby," he is still best known for August 22, 1965, when Giants pitcher Juan Marichal hit him over the head with a bat. Minnesota acquired him after the 1967 season, and he caught the 1969 American League West champion Twins before a final year with the Washington Senators. He finished with 1,585 games, a .249 average, 104 home runs and 548 runs batted in, and died in Los Angeles on August 16, 2002.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference · Baseball Almanac
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 298 | 5 | 38 | 136 | 71 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 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.
Find this card
Search T206 Cards Shop 1965 Topps cards Live auctions Buy It Now on eBay Sold prices
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Related cards
Team card: #126 Los Angeles Dodgers
More Los Angeles Dodgers cards:
- #8 National League 1964 ERA Leaders
- #12 National League 1964 Strikeout Leaders
- #40 Frank Howard
- #59 Nate Oliver
- #77 Doug Camilli
- #98 Bob Miller
- #112 Derrell Griffith
- #119 John Kennedy
- #196 Ron Fairly
- #217 Walt Alston
- #238 Joe Moeller
- #247 Wally Moon
- #260 Don Drysdale
- #279 Dick Tracewski
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1965 Topps #405 card?
It is card #405 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing John Roseboro of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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.