1966 Topps #487 Al Ferrara
About Al Ferrara
In 1966 Ferrara claimed his favorite uniform number, nine, and saw part-time outfield duty behind a crowded Dodgers depth chart as Los Angeles won the pennant. He made his only World Series appearance that October, singling as a pinch-hitter in Game 4 against Baltimore. His 1966 Topps card, #487, comes from the set's sixth print series.
Al Ferrara was a Brooklyn-born outfielder who spent most of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers before finishing up with the San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds. A classically trained pianist as a boy, he gave up the keyboard for baseball as a teenager and signed with the Dodgers out of Long Island University. He broke in in 1963 and won a World Series ring that year without appearing in the Series itself, then worked his way into the everyday lineup by 1967, when he hit a career-high 16 home runs and was named Dodger of the Year. An ankle injury suffered chasing a fly ball in 1968 ended his Dodgers tenure, and the Padres took him in the 1969 expansion draft, where he became one of the original Padres and turned in two of his most productive full seasons at the plate. He retired after 1971 with a .259 career average and later worked in the Dodgers' community relations department.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 255 | 1 | 31 | 149 | 48 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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. Where SGC registers no separate row for a variation state, its slabs of that card are listed under the base state.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1966 Topps #487 card?
It is card #487 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Al Ferrara of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Why is #487 harder to find?
It is from the sixth print series, #447-522 - noticeably tougher than the first five. Nothing in #447-522 is short-printed.
How many cards are in the 1966 Topps Baseball set?
598 cards, tracked as 613 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 598 with no gaps and no number used twice, and 14 cards carry catalogued print variations - five checklists, the trade and sold statement backs, the three-state #43 Don Landrum, three team-card dot pairs and the #161 Jerry Lumpe white streak - that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, 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.