1966 Topps #504 Grady Hatton
About this card
One of twenty manager cards in the 1966 Topps set: the Astros have two (#147 Lum Harris and #504 Grady Hatton) and the Cubs have none.
About Grady Hatton
This card catches Grady Hatton as a rookie big league manager. After years building talent in the Astros farm system, including a Sporting News Minor League Manager of the Year award in 1965, he took over as Houston's manager for the 1966 season while also holding the title of club vice president and sharing general manager duties. The card is part of print series 6 in the 1966 set.
Grady Hatton was a Texas-born infielder who reached the majors in 1946 straight from Army Air Forces service, with no minor league seasoning, and went 3-for-5 with two RBI in his debut against the Cubs. A left-handed hitter and right-handed thrower, he anchored third base for the Cincinnati Reds through the late 1940s, leading NL third basemen in fielding in 1949, before shifting to second base in 1952 and earning his lone All-Star selection that year. Traded to the Chicago White Sox in April 1954, he was sent on to the Boston Red Sox three weeks later along with cash in a deal for future Hall of Famer George Kell, and played regular third base for Boston through 1955 before closing his playing days in utility roles with the Cardinals, Orioles and finally the Cubs in 1960. Over 12 major league seasons he batted .254 with 91 home runs, 1,068 hits and 533 RBI in 1,312 games. After his playing career he managed extensively in the minors, was named Sporting News Minor League Manager of the Year in 1965, and went on to manage the Houston Astros from 1966 through mid-1968.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 184 | 9 | 25 | 89 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 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 #504 card?
It is card #504 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Grady Hatton of the Houston Astros. One of twenty manager cards in the 1966 Topps set: the Astros have two (#147 Lum Harris and #504 Grady Hatton) and the Cubs have none.
Why is #504 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.