Billy Beane
Baseball • Topps Baseball
Sport & Year
Baseball • 1988
Brand & Set
Topps - Topps Baseball
Card Number
Not visible on front
Card Type
Rookie Card
Rarity
Base
Parallel Variant & Language
Base • English
Condition & Value Assessment
Condition Grade
Near Mint-Mint (NM-MT 8)
Estimated Market Value
Raw: $1 - $3, Graded PSA 9: $10 - $20, Graded PSA 10: $40 - $60
Recent Sales
Recent raw sales on eBay consistently range between $1 and $5 depending on condition. PSA 9 and 10 examples sell for modest premiums due to his fame as a general manager and 'Moneyball' figure.
Condition Details
Card appears well-centered with sharp borders and clean wood-grain framing. Minor corner softening possible under close inspection, typical of 1980s Topps card stock.
Grading Recommendation
Not worth grading unless it has a strong chance at a PSA 10, as grading fees would exceed the raw value of the card. A PSA 9 or lower yields little profit after grading costs.
Card Description
Features Billy Beane during his playing days with the Minnesota Twins. He is shown leaning on a bat wearing a Twins jersey and batting helmet, with the 'Win! Twins!' circular team logo in the upper left corner and the Topps logo in the bottom left. The name 'BILLY BEANE' is displayed inside a blue nameplate at the bottom against a classic 1988 wood-grain border design.
Notable Features
Rookie Card of Billy Beane, famously known as the subject of the book and movie 'Moneyball' for his pioneering use of sabermetrics as General Manager of the Oakland Athletics.
Authentication Notes
Standard 1988 Topps card stock and printing characteristics look consistent with authentic issues. No immediate signs of counterfeiting, which is rare for this low-tier modern era card.
Scanned: 2026-09-17T20:23:22.059285