1966 Topps #152 Frank Malzone
About Frank Malzone
Eleven days after his release, Malzone signed with the California Angels on November 30, 1965, the same day he cleared waivers. He landed on a roster of veterans that drew a newspaper joke about an old-folks home, and manager Bill Rigney hoped he would be the best pinch hitter the club had ever had. Instead he hit .206 in 155 at-bats over 82 games, drove in 12 runs, and was released in October 1966. He went directly into scouting New England for the Red Sox and stayed at it 28 years. Card 152, a second-series issue, is the only card of the decade that lists him with a team other than Boston.
Frank Malzone was born in the Bronx on February 28, 1930, the son of an Italian immigrant father from Salerno and an American-born mother. A New York Giants tryout told him he was too small, but Red Sox bird-dog scout Cy Phillips pushed his name up the chain, and Malzone signed out of Samuel Gompers High School to become its first graduate to reach the majors. Six minor-league seasons across eight years, interrupted by a dislocated ankle that cost him nearly all of 1950 and by two years in the Army, ended with his Boston debut on September 17, 1955. He took over third base in 1957, hit .292 with 103 RBIs, and won the inaugural Gold Glove at the position, the first of three straight. Eight All-Star selections followed, and he led American League third basemen in double plays five years running, tying Ken Keltner's record. Malzone batted .274 with 133 home runs and 728 RBIs in 1,441 games, closed his playing days with the 1966 California Angels, then scouted for Boston for 28 years. The Red Sox named him to the inaugural class of their own Hall of Fame in 1995. He died in Needham, Massachusetts, on December 29, 2015.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 204 | 0 | 18 | 111 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 #152 card?
It is card #152 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Frank Malzone of the California Angels.
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.