1965 Topps #6 National League 1964 RBI Leaders - Ken Boyer / Ron Santo / Willie Mays
On this card: Ken Boyer, Ron Santo, Willie Mays
About this card
Cards #1-12 are the League Leaders subset: twelve cards listing the 1964 leaders in six categories - batting average, home runs, runs batted in, earned run average, pitching and strikeouts - the American League card first and the National League card second in each pair.
The story on this card
Topps #6 is a League Leaders card from the set's first print series, recapping the 1964 National League RBI race. Ken Boyer topped the league with 119 runs batted in for the pennant-winning Cardinals, batting .295 with 24 home runs in the season that also earned him NL MVP honors. Ron Santo followed at 114 RBI for the Cubs, hitting .312 with 30 home runs while anchoring the hot corner. Willie Mays rounded out the trio with 111 RBI for the Giants, adding 47 home runs and a .296 average. All three men are pictured together, each identified with his club, capturing the National League's top run producers of the season.
Ken Boyer spent 11 seasons as the Cardinals' third baseman, a seven-time All-Star, five-time Gold Glover and 1964 National League MVP who hit a World Series grand slam; he later managed the club and is not in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Ron Santo played third base for the Chicago Cubs through the 1960s, a nine-time All-Star and five-time Gold Glove winner who hid his diabetes for years, later called Cubs games on the radio, and reached the Hall of Fame in 2012. 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 (Ken Boyer) · Wikipedia (Ron Santo) · Wikipedia (Willie Mays) · SABR BioProject (Ken Boyer) · SABR BioProject (Ron Santo) · SABR BioProject (Willie Mays) · Baseball Almanac (Ken Boyer) · Baseball Almanac (Ron Santo) · Baseball Almanac (Willie Mays) · Retrosheet · CBS Sports
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,457 | 7 | 65 | 380 | 347 | 259 | 161 | 237 | 1 |
| SGC | 292 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 74 | 69 | 46 | 74 | 3 |
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
Team cards: #57 St. Louis Cardinals, #91 Chicago Cubs, #379 San Francisco Giants
More St. Louis Cardinals cards:
- #10 National League 1964 Pitching Leaders
- #12 National League 1964 Strikeout Leaders
- #28 Barney Schultz
- #43 Mike Shannon
- #78 Dal Maxvill
- #100 Ken Boyer
More Chicago Cubs cards:
- #4 National League 1964 Home Run Leaders
- #10 National League 1964 Pitching Leaders
- #14 Len Gabrielson
- #27 Dick Bertell
- #34 Cal Koonce
- #64 Lou Burdette
More San Francisco Giants cards:
- #4 National League 1964 Home Run Leaders
- #10 National League 1964 Pitching Leaders
- #32 Herman Franks
- #50 Juan Marichal
- #68 Del Crandall
- #84 Ron Herbel
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1965 Topps #6 card?
It is card #6 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ken Boyer, Ron Santo and Willie Mays. Cards #1-12 are the League Leaders subset: twelve cards listing the 1964 leaders in six categories - batting average, home runs, runs batted in, earned run average, pitching and strikeouts - the American League card first and the National League card second in each pair.
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.