1969 Topps Baseball Cards
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1969 Topps Baseball is best known for Mr. October's rookie card. While the Reggie Jackson card is the clear favorite, the vintage set is also notable for Rollie Fingers' rookie and the final active issue for Mickey Mantle.
Upon release, the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball checklist was the largest in the history of the sport. Although the sheer quantity is enough to make it stand out, '69 Topps' strong popularity is due to the many Hall of Fame names in the checklist, including Nolan Ryan's first single-player Topps card.
Very similar in overall design to the set from the previous year, 1969 Topps Baseball replaces the speckled border area with a traditional white. The design is not amazing, but features a much better look than 1968. The rounded border remains from the previous year. The team nickname is noted in block letters at the bottom of the card and a colored circle at the top of the card includes the player's name and position.
As had been done previously, specific color combos were each used for a pair of teams. For example, the base cards for the Montreal Expos and Kansas City Royals, two of the newest MLB expansion teams, feature black print on a pink background. The other two new teams, the San Diego Padres and Seattle Pilots, showcase yellow print on a brown background.
1969 Topps Baseball backs return to the horizontal layout and feature a peach/pinkish background. Most cards also contain a short paragraph and cartoon. Again documenting season-by-season stats for each player, the more limited card length due to the layout means that some cards have a very tight fit. In instances of seasoned players, like Mantle above, the cartoon is removed.
Largely similar through much of the era, 1969 Topps Baseball features several subsets. Starting things off, League Leaders (#1-12) note the top performers from the previous season. World Series Highlights (#162-169) cover the title matchup between the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals. The Sporting News All-Stars (#416-435) are also found in '69 Topps and backs combine to form two photos, including Pete Rose and Carl Yastrzemski. While checklists are also available, collectors won't find team cards in the final flagship release of the 1960s.
Again, the majority of RCs are found on the Rookie Stars combos that generally feature two or three first-year players from specific teams. In addition to the key rookie cards for Reggie Jackson and Rollie Fingers, 1969 Topps Baseball is also the place to find rookie cards for Craig Nettles (#99), Bobby Cox (#237) and Bobby Bonds (#630).
Multiple variations bring the 1969 Topps Baseball master set count to just under 700 total cards, making the large set even more of a challenge to complete. Mostly related to the letter color for the player's name, the variation cards carry a premium. White-letter variations for Willie McCovey, Gaylord Perry and Mickey Mantle are among the most notable.
Originally distributed in wax packs, rack packs and cellos, a bonus blue cello pack with ten cards was also produced for the 1969 Topps Baseball set. The set was again released in a total of seven series, but the high-number cards were issued even later in the year. As a result, these cards are much more scarce and expensive.
While the huge checklist is more that enough for most collectors, 1969 Topps Baseball also included two popular inserts in the form of Decals and Deckle Edge. Topps Decals measure 1-3/4" x 2-1/8" and are not easy to find in high grade because of the intended usage as stickers. Deckle Edge inserts are just slightly smaller that traditional cards and showcase a black-and-white photo. The real noticeable attribute is the die-cut edge, which makes the cards very difficult to find in mint condition. The cards also feature a blue facsimile signature.
Common condition issues for the set are primarily centering. However, many cards also suffer from blemishes and ink dots that occurred during the printing process. Lou Brock and Tom Seaver appear to be some of the toughest to find in high-grade.
In addition to being released in the United States, 1969 Topps Baseball was marketed in Canada under the O-Pee-Chee brand name. The set is almost identical to the American issue except for a few differences. The most obvious thing to note is that 1969 O-Pee-Chee Baseball card backs feature "PTD. IN CANADA" instead of the "PRINTED IN U.S.A." found on the American version of the cards. Another difference is that the Canadian version does not include Topps logo that can be found surrounding the card number on the backs of the US cards. The OPC set only features the first 218 cards from the main set.
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Key Cards
Key 1969 Topps Baseball Cards
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#500 Mickey Mantle
#533 Nolan Ryan
#260 Reggie Jackson RC
#190 Willie Mays
#100 Hank Aaron
#95 Johnny Bench
#50 Roberto Clemente
#597 AL Rookie Stars - Bobby Floyd, Larry Burchart, Rollie Fingers RC
#120 Pete Rose
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Set Checklist
1969 Topps Baseball Checklist
2 N.L. 1968 Batting Leaders - Pete Rose / Matty Alou / Felipe Alou
3 A.L. 1968 RBI Leaders - Ken Harrelson / Frank Howard / Jim Northrup
4 N.L. 1968 RBI Leaders - Willie McCovey / Ron Santo / Billy Williams
5 A.L. 1968 Home Run Leaders - Frank Howard / Willie Horton / Ken Harrelson
6 N.L. 1968 Home Run Leaders - Willie McCovey / Richie Allen / Ernie Banks
7 A.L. 1968 ERA Leaders - Luis Tiant / Sam McDowell / Dave McNally
8 N.L. 1968 ERA Leaders - Bob Gibson / Bobby Bolin / Bob Veale
9 A.L. 1968 Pitching Leaders - Denny McLain / Dave McNally / Luis Tiant / Mel Stottlemyre
10 N.L. 1968 Pitching Leaders - Juan Marichal / Bob Gibson / Fergie Jenkins
11 A.L. 1968 Strikeout Leaders - Sam McDowell / Denny McLain / Luis Tiant
12 N.L. 1968 Strikeout Leaders - Bob Gibson / Fergie Jenkins / Bill Singer
13 Mickey Stanley - Detroit Tigers
14 Al McBean - San Diego Padres
15 Boog Powell - Baltimore Orioles
16 Giants Rookies - Cesar Gutierrez / Rich Robertson RC
17 Mike G. Marshall - Seattle Pilots
18 Dick Schofield - St. Louis Cardinals
19 Ken Suarez - Cleveland Indians
20 Ernie Banks - Chicago Cubs
21 Jose Santiago - Boston Red Sox
22 Jesus Alou - Montreal Expos
23 Lew Krausse - Oakland Athletics
24 Walt Alston - Los Angeles Dodgers
25 Roy White - New York Yankees
26 Clay Carroll - Cincinnati Reds
27 Bernie Allen - Washington Senators
28 Mike Ryan - Philadelphia Phillies
29 Dave Morehead - Kansas City Royals
30 Bob Allison - Minnesota Twins
31 Mets Rookies - Gary Gentry / Amos Otis RC
32 Sammy Ellis - California Angels
33 Wayne Causey - Atlanta Braves
34 Gary Peters - Chicago White Sox
35 Joe Morgan - Houston Astros
36 Luke Walker - Pittsburgh Pirates
37 Curt Motton - Baltimore Orioles
38 Zoilo Versalles - San Diego Padres
39 Dick Hughes - St. Louis Cardinals
40 Mayo Smith - Detroit Tigers
41 Bob Barton - San Francisco Giants
42 Tommy Harper - Seattle Pilots
43 Joe Niekro - Chicago Cubs
44 Danny Cater - Oakland Athletics
45 Maury Wills - Montreal Expos
46 Fritz Peterson - New York Yankees
47 Paul Popovich - Los Angeles Dodgers
48 Brant Alyea - Washington Senators
49 Royals Rookies - Steve Jones / Ellie Rodriguez RC
50 Roberto Clemente - Pittsburgh Pirates
51 Woodie Fryman - Philadelphia Phillies
52 Mike Andrews - Boston Red Sox
53 Sonny Jackson - Atlanta Braves
54 Cisco Carlos - Chicago White Sox
55 Jerry Grote - New York Mets
56 Rich Reese - Minnesota Twins
57 Checklist (#1-109) Denny McLain
58 Fred Gladding - Houston Astros
59 Jay Johnstone - California Angels
60 Nelson Briles - St. Louis Cardinals
61 Jimmie Hall - Cleveland Indians
62 Chico Salmon - Seattle Pilots
63 Jim Hickman - Chicago Cubs
64 Bill Monbouquette - San Francisco Giants
65 Willie Davis - Los Angeles Dodgers
66 Orioles Rookies - Mike Adamson / Merv Rettenmund RC
67 Bill Stoneman - Montreal Expos
68 Dave Duncan - Oakland Athletics
69 Steve Hamilton - New York Yankees
70 Tommy Helms - Cincinnati Reds
71 Steve Whitaker - Kansas City Royals
72 Ron Taylor - New York Mets
73 Johnny Briggs - Philadelphia Phillies
74 Preston Gomez - San Diego Padres
75 Luis Aparicio - Chicago White Sox
76 Norm Miller - Houston Astros
77 Ron Perranoski - Minnesota Twins
78 Tom Satriano - California Angels
79 Milt Pappas - Atlanta Braves
80 Norm Cash - Detroit Tigers
81 Mel Queen - Cincinnati Reds
82 Pirates Rookies - Richie Hebner / Al Oliver RC
83 Mike Ferraro - Seattle Pilots
84 Bob Humphreys - Washington Senators
85 Lou Brock - St. Louis Cardinals
86 Pete Richert - Baltimore Orioles
87 Horace Clarke - New York Yankees
88 Rich Nye - Chicago Cubs
89 Russ Gibson - Boston Red Sox
90 Jerry Koosman - New York Mets
91 Alvin Dark - Cleveland Indians
92 Jack Billingham - Montreal Expos
93 Joe Foy - Kansas City Royals
94 Hank Aguirre - Los Angeles Dodgers
95 Johnny Bench - Cincinnati Reds
96 Denver LeMaster - Houston Astros
97 Buddy Bradford - Chicago White Sox
98 Dave Giusti - San Diego Padres
99 Twins Rookies - Danny Morris / Graig Nettles RC
100 Hank Aaron - Atlanta Braves
101 Daryl Patterson - Detroit Tigers
102 Jim Davenport - San Francisco Giants
103 Roger Repoz - California Angels
104 Steve Blass - Pittsburgh Pirates
105 Rick Monday - Oakland Athletics
106 Jim Hannan - Washington Senators
107 Checklist (#110-218) Bob Gibson
108 Tony Taylor - Philadelphia Phillies
109 Jim Lonborg - Boston Red Sox
110 Mike Shannon - St. Louis Cardinals
111 John Morris - Seattle Pilots RC
112 J.C. Martin - New York Mets
113 Dave May - Baltimore Orioles
114 Yankees Rookies - Alan Closter / John Cumberland RC
115 Bill Hands - Chicago Cubs
116 Chuck Harrison - Kansas City Royals
117 Jim Fairey - Montreal Expos
118 Stan Williams - Cleveland Indians
119 Doug Rader - Houston Astros
120 Pete Rose - Cincinnati Reds
121 Joe Grzenda - Minnesota Twins RC
122 Ron Fairly - Los Angeles Dodgers
123 Wilbur Wood - Chicago White Sox
124 Hank Bauer - Oakland Athletics
125 Ray Sadecki - San Francisco Giants
126 Dick Tracewski - Detroit Tigers
127 Kevin Collins - New York Mets
128 Tommie Aaron - Atlanta Braves
129 Bill McCool - San Diego Padres
130 Carl Yastrzemski - Boston Red Sox
131 Chris Cannizzaro - Pittsburgh Pirates
132 Dave Baldwin - Washington Senators
133 Johnny Callison - Philadelphia Phillies
134 Jim Weaver - California Angels
135 Tommy Davis - Seattle Pilots
136 Cardinals Rookies - Steve Huntz / Mike Torrez RC
137 Wally Bunker - Kansas City Royals
138 John Bateman - Montreal Expos
139 Andy Kosco - Los Angeles Dodgers
140 Jim Lefebvre - Los Angeles Dodgers
141 Bill Dillman - Baltimore Orioles
142 Woody Woodward - Cincinnati Reds
143 Joe Nossek - Oakland Athletics
144 Bob Hendley - New York Mets
145 Max Alvis - Cleveland Indians
146 Jim Perry - Minnesota Twins
147 Leo Durocher - Chicago Cubs
148 Lee Stange - Boston Red Sox
149 Ollie Brown - San Diego Padres
150 Denny McLain - Detroit Tigers
151 Clay Dalrymple - Baltimore Orioles
152 Tommie Sisk - Pittsburgh Pirates
153 Ed Brinkman - Washington Senators
154 Jim Britton - Atlanta Braves
155 Pete Ward - Chicago White Sox
156 Astros Rookies - Hal Gilson / Leon McFadden RC
157 Bob Rodgers - California Angels
158 Joe Gibbon - San Francisco Giants
159 Jerry Adair - Kansas City Royals
160 Vada Pinson - St. Louis Cardinals
161 John Purdin - Los Angeles Dodgers
162 World Series Game 1 - Gibson Fans 17; Sets New Record!
163 World Series Game 2 - Tiger Homers Deck The Cards
164 World Series Game 3 - McCarver's Homer Puts St. Louis Ahead
165 World Series Game 4 - Brock's Lead-Off HR Starts Cards' Romp
166 World Series Game 5 - Kaline's Key Hit Sparks Tiger Rally
167 World Series Game 6 - Tiger 10-Run Inning Ties Mark
168 World Series Game 7 - Lolich Series Hero Outduels Gibson
169 1968 World Series Summary - Tigers Celebrate Their Victory
170 Frank Howard - Washington Senators
171 Glenn Beckert - Chicago Cubs
172 Jerry Stephenson - Boston Red Sox
173 White Sox Rookies - Bob Christian / Gerry Nyman RC
174 Grant Jackson - Philadelphia Phillies
175 Jim Bunning - Pittsburgh Pirates
176 Joe Azcue - Cleveland Indians
177 Ron Reed - Atlanta Braves
178 Ray Oyler - Seattle Pilots
179 Don Pavletich - Chicago White Sox
180 Willie Horton - Detroit Tigers
181 Mel Nelson - St. Louis Cardinals
182 Bill Rigney - California Angels
183 Don Shaw - Montreal Expos
184 Roberto Pena - San Diego Padres
185 Tom Phoebus - Baltimore Orioles
186 Johnny Edwards - Houston Astros
187 Leon Wagner - Cincinnati Reds
188 Rick Wise - Philadelphia Phillies
189 Red Sox Rookies - Joe Lahoud / John Thibdeau RC
190 Willie Mays - San Francisco Giants
191 Lindy McDaniel - New York Yankees
192 Jose Pagan - Pittsburgh Pirates
193 Don Cardwell - New York Mets
194 Ted Uhlaender - Minnesota Twins
195 John Odom - Oakland Athletics
196 Lum Harris - Atlanta Braves
197 Dick Selma - San Diego Padres
198 Willie Smith - Chicago Cubs
199 Jim French - Washington Senators
200 Bob Gibson - St. Louis Cardinals
201 Russ Snyder - Cleveland Indians
202 Don Wilson - Houston Astros
203 Dave Johnson - Baltimore Orioles
204 Jack Hiatt - San Francisco Giants
205 Rick Reichardt - California Angels
206 Phillies Rookies - Larry Hisle / Barry Lersch RC
207 Roy Face - Detroit Tigers
208 Donn Clendenon - Houston Astros
209 Larry Haney - Seattle Pilots
210 Felix Millan - Atlanta Braves
211 Galen Cisco - Kansas City Royals
212 Tom Tresh - New York Yankees
213 Gerry Arrigo - Cincinnati Reds
214 Checklist (#219-327)
215 Rico Petrocelli - Boston Red Sox
216 Don Sutton - Los Angeles Dodgers DP
217 John Donaldson - Oakland Athletics
218 John Roseboro - Minnesota Twins
219 Freddie Patek - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
220 Sam McDowell - Cleveland Indians
221 Art Shamsky - New York Mets
222 Duane Josephson - Chicago White Sox
223 Tom Dukes - San Diego Padres
224 Angels Rookies - Bill Harrelson / Steve Kealey RC
225 Don Kessinger - Chicago Cubs
226 Bruce Howard - Washington Senators
227 Frank Johnson - San Francisco Giants RC
228 Dave Leonhard - Baltimore Orioles
229 Don Lock - Philadelphia Phillies
230 Rusty Staub - Montreal Expos
231 Pat Dobson - Detroit Tigers
232 Dave Ricketts - St. Louis Cardinals
233 Steve Barber - Seattle Pilots
234 Dave Bristol - Cincinnati Reds
235 Jim Hunter - Oakland Athletics
236 Manny Mota - Montreal Expos
237 Bobby Cox - New York Yankees RC
238 Ken Johnson - Atlanta Braves
239 Bob Taylor - Kansas City Royals
240 Ken Harrelson - Boston Red Sox
241 Jim Brewer - Los Angeles Dodgers
242 Frank Kostro - Minnesota Twins
243 Ron Kline - Pittsburgh Pirates
244 Indians Rookies - Ray Fosse / George Woodson RC
245 Ed Charles - New York Mets
246 Joe Coleman - Washington Senators
247 Gene Oliver - Chicago Cubs
248 Bob Priddy - Chicago White Sox
249 Ed Spiezio - San Diego Padres
250 Frank Robinson - Baltimore Orioles
251 Ron Herbel - San Francisco Giants
252 Chuck Cottier - California Angels
253 Jerry Johnson - Philadelphia Phillies RC
254 Joe Schultz - Seattle Pilots RC
255 Steve Carlton - St. Louis Cardinals
256 Gates Brown - Detroit Tigers
257 Jim Ray - Houston Astros
258 Jackie Hernandez - Kansas City Royals
259 Bill Short - Cincinnati Reds
260 Reggie Jackson - Oakland Athletics RC
261 Bob Johnson - Atlanta Braves
262 Mike Kekich - New York Yankees
263 Jerry May - Pittsburgh Pirates
264 Bill Landis - Boston Red Sox
265 Chico Cardenas - Minnesota Twins
266 Dodgers Rookies - Tom Hutton / Alan Foster RC
267 Vicente Romo - Cleveland Indians RC
268 Al Spangler - Chicago Cubs
269 Al Weis - New York Mets
270 Mickey Lolich - Detroit Tigers
271 Larry Stahl - San Diego Padres
272 Ed Stroud - Washington Senators
273 Ron Willis - St. Louis Cardinals
274 Clyde King - San Francisco Giants
275 Vic Davalillo - California Angels
276 Gary Wagner - Philadelphia Phillies
277 Ellie Hendricks - Baltimore Orioles RC
278 Gary Geiger - Houston Astros
279 Roger Nelson - Kansas City Royals
280 Alex Johnson - Cincinnati Reds
281 Ted Kubiak - Oakland Athletics
282 Pat Jarvis - Atlanta Braves
283 Sandy Alomar Sr. - Chicago White Sox
284 Expos Rookies - Jerry Robertson / Mike Wegener RC
285 Don Mincher - Seattle Pilots
286 Dock Ellis RC - Pittsburgh Pirates
287 Jose Tartabull - Boston Red Sox
288 Ken Holtzman - Chicago Cubs
289 Bart Shirley - Los Angeles Dodgers
290 Jim Kaat - Minnesota Twins
291 Vern Fuller - Cleveland Indians
292 Al Downing - New York Yankees
293 Dick Dietz - San Francisco Giants
294 Jim Lemon - Washington Senators
295 Tony Perez - Cincinnati Reds
296 Andy Messersmith - California Angels RC
297 Deron Johnson - Philadelphia Phillies
298 Dave Nicholson - Kansas City Royals
299 Mark Belanger - Baltimore Orioles
300 Felipe Alou - Atlanta Braves
301 Darrell Brandon - Seattle Pilots
302 Jim Pagliaroni - Oakland Athletics
303 Cal Koonce - New York Mets
304 Padres Rookies - Bill Davis / Cito Gaston RC
305 Dick McAuliffe - Detroit Tigers
306 Mudcat Grant - Montreal Expos
307 Gary Kolb - Pittsburgh Pirates
308 Wade Blasingame - Houston Astros
309 Walt Williams - Chicago White Sox
310 Tom Haller - Los Angeles Dodgers
311 Sparky Lyle - Boston Red Sox RC
312 Lee Elia - Chicago Cubs
313 Bill Robinson - New York Yankees
314 Checklist (#328-425) Don Drysdale - Los Angeles Dodgers
315 Eddie Fisher - California Angels
316 Hal Lanier - San Francisco Giants
317 Bruce Look - Minnesota Twins RC
318 Jack Fisher - Cincinnati Reds
319 Ken McMullen - Washington Senators
320 Dal Maxvill - St. Louis Cardinals
321 Jim McAndrew - New York Mets RC
322 Jose Vidal - Seattle Pilots
323 Larry Miller - Baltimore Orioles
324 Tigers Rookies - Les Cain / Dave Campbell RC
325 Jose Cardenal - Cleveland Indians
326 Gary Sutherland - Montreal Expos
327 Willie Crawford - Los Angeles Dodgers
328 Joe Horlen - Chicago White Sox
329 Rick Joseph - Philadelphia Phillies
330 Tony Conigliaro - Boston Red Sox
331 Braves Rookies - Gil Garrido / Tom House RC
332 Fred Talbot - New York Yankees
334 Phil Roof - Oakland Athletics
335 Bill Mazeroski - Pittsburgh Pirates
336 Jim Roland - Minnesota Twins
337 Marty Martinez - Houston Astros RC
338 Del Unser - Washington Senators RC
339 Reds Rookies - Steve Mingori / Jose Pena RC
340 Dave McNally - Baltimore Orioles
341 Dave Adlesh - St. Louis Cardinals
342 Bubba Morton - California Angels
343 Danny Frisella - New York Mets
344 Tom Matchick - Detroit Tigers
345 Frank Linzy - San Francisco Giants
346 Wayne Comer - Seattle Pilots RC
347 Randy Hundley - Chicago Cubs
348 Steve Hargan - Cleveland Indians
349 Dick Williams - Boston Red Sox
350 Richie Allen - Philadelphia Phillies
351 Carroll Sembera - Montreal Expos
352 Paul Schaal - Kansas City Royals
353 Jeff Torborg - Los Angeles Dodgers
354 Nate Oliver - New York Yankees
355 Phil Niekro - Atlanta Braves
356 Frank Quilici - Minnesota Twins
357 Carl Taylor - Pittsburgh Pirates
358 Athletics Rookies - George Lauzerique / Roberto Rodriguez RC
359 Dick Kelley - San Diego Padres
360 Jim Wynn - Houston Astros
361 Gary Holman - Washington Senators RC
362 Jim Maloney - Cincinnati Reds
363 Russ Nixon - Chicago White Sox
364 Tommie Agee - New York Mets
365 Jim Fregosi - California Angels
366 Bo Belinsky - St. Louis Cardinals
367 Lou Johnson - Cleveland Indians
368 Vic Roznovsky - Baltimore Orioles
369 Bob Skinner - Philadelphia Phillies
370 Juan Marichal - San Francisco Giants
371 Sal Bando - Oakland Athletics
372 Adolfo Phillips - Chicago Cubs
373 Fred Lasher - Detroit Tigers
374 Bob Tillman - Atlanta Braves
375 Harmon Killebrew - Minnesota Twins
376 Royals Rookies - Mike Fiore / Jim Rooker RC
377 Gary Bell - Seattle Pilots
378 Jose Herrera - Montreal Expos RC
379 Ken Boyer - Los Angeles Dodgers
380 Stan Bahnsen - New York Yankees
381 Ed Kranepool - New York Mets
382 Pat Corrales - Cincinnati Reds
383 Casey Cox - Washington Senators
384 Larry Shepard - Pittsburgh Pirates
385 Orlando Cepeda - Atlanta Braves
386 Jim McGlothlin - California Angels
387 Bobby Klaus - San Diego Padres
388 Tom McCraw - Chicago White Sox
389 Danny Coombs - Houston Astros
390 Bill Freehan - Detroit Tigers
391 Ray Culp - Boston Red Sox
392 Bob Burda - San Francisco Giants RC
393 Gene Brabender - Baltimore Orioles
394 Pilots Rookies - Lou Piniella / Marv Staehle RC
395 Chris Short - Philadelphia Phillies
396 Jim Campanis - Kansas City Royals
397 Chuck Dobson - Oakland Athletics
398 Tito Francona - Atlanta Braves
399 Bob Bailey - Montreal Expos
400 Don Drysdale - Los Angeles Dodgers
401 Jake Gibbs - New York Yankees
402 Ken Boswell - New York Mets RC
403 Bob Miller - Minnesota Twins
404 Cubs Rookies - Vic LaRose / Gary Ross RC
405 Lee May - Cincinnati Reds
406 Phil Ortega - Washington Senators
407 Tom Egan - California Angels
408 Nate Colbert - San Diego Padres
409 Bob Moose - Pittsburgh Pirates
410 Al Kaline - Detroit Tigers
411 Larry Dierker - Houston Astros
412 Checklist (#426-512) Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees DP
413 Roland Sheldon - Seattle Pilots
414 Duke Sims - Cleveland Indians
415 Ray Washburn - St. Louis Cardinals
416 Willie McCovey - San Francisco Giants AS
417 Ken Harrelson AS - Boston Red Sox AS
418 Tommy Helms - Cincinnati Reds AS
419 Rod Carew AS - Minnesota Twins AS
420 Ron Santo - Chicago Cubs AS
421 Brooks Robinson - Baltimore Orioles AS
422 Don Kessinger - Chicago Cubs AS
423 Bert Campaneris - Oakland Athletics AS
424 Pete Rose - Cincinnati Reds AS
425 Carl Yastrzemski - Boston Red Sox AS
426 Curt Flood - St. Louis Cardinals AS
427 Tony Oliva - Minnesota Twins AS
428 Lou Brock - St. Louis Cardinals AS
429 Willie Horton - Detroit Tigers AS
430 Johnny Bench - Cincinnati Reds AS
431 Bill Freehan - Detroit Tigers AS
432 Bob Gibson - St. Louis Cardinals AS
433 Denny McLain - Detroit Tigers AS
434 Jerry Koosman - New York Mets AS
435 Sam McDowell - Cleveland Indians AS
436 Gene Alley - Pittsburgh Pirates
437 Luis Alcaraz - Kansas City Royals RC
438 Gary Waslewski - St. Louis Cardinals RC
439 White Sox Rookies - Ed Herrmann / Dan Lazar RC
440 Willie McCovey - San Francisco Giants
441 Dennis Higgins - Washington Senators
442 Ty Cline - Montreal Expos
443 Don Wert - Detroit Tigers
444 Joe Moeller - Los Angeles Dodgers
445 Bobby Knoop - California Angels
446 Claude Raymond - Atlanta Braves
447 Ralph Houk - New York Yankees
448 Bob Tolan - Cincinnati Reds
449 Paul Lindblad - Oakland Athletics
450 Billy Williams - Chicago Cubs
451 Rich Rollins - Seattle Pilots
452 Al Ferrara - San Diego Padres
453 Mike Cuellar - Baltimore Orioles
454 Phillies Rookies - Larry Colton / Don Money RC
455 Sonny Siebert - Cleveland Indians
456 Bud Harrelson - New York Mets
457 Dalton Jones - Boston Red Sox
458 Curt Blefary - Houston Astros
459 Dave Boswell - Minnesota Twins
460 Joe Torre - St. Louis Cardinals
461 Mike Epstein - Washington Senators
462 Red Schoendienst - St. Louis Cardinals
463 Dennis Ribant - Kansas City Royals
464 Dave Marshall - San Francisco Giants RC
465 Tommy John - Chicago White Sox
466 John Boccabella - Montreal Expos
467 Tommie Reynolds - Oakland Athletics
468 Pirates Rookies - Bruce Dal Canton / Bob Robertson RC
469 Chico Ruiz - Cincinnati Reds
470 Mel Stottlemyre - New York Yankees
471 Ted Savage - Los Angeles Dodgers
472 Jim Price - Detroit Tigers
473 Jose Arcia - San Diego Padres
474 Tom Murphy - California Angels RC
475 Tim McCarver - St. Louis Cardinals
476 Red Sox Rookies - Ken Brett / Gerry Moses - Boston Red Sox RC
477 Jeff James - Philadelphia Phillies RC
478 Don Buford - Baltimore Orioles
479 Richie Scheinblum - Cleveland Indians
480 Tom Seaver - New York Mets
481 Bill Melton - Chicago White Sox RC
482 Jim Gosger - Seattle Pilots
483 Ted Abernathy - Chicago Cubs
484 Joe Gordon - Kansas City Royals
485 Gaylord Perry - San Francisco Giants
486 Paul Casanova - Washington Senators
487 Denis Menke - Houston Astros
488 Joe Sparma - Detroit Tigers
489 Clete Boyer - Atlanta Braves
490 Matty Alou - Pittsburgh Pirates
491 Twins Rookies - Jerry Crider / George Mitterwald RC
492 Tony Cloninger - Cincinnati Reds
493 Wes Parker - Los Angeles Dodgers
494 Ken Berry - Chicago White Sox
495 Bert Campaneris - Oakland Athletics
496 Larry Jaster - Montreal Expos
497 Julian Javier - St. Louis Cardinals
498 Juan Pizarro - Boston Red Sox
499 Astros Rookies - Don Bryant / Steve Shea RC
500 Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees
501 Tony Gonzalez - San Diego Padres
502 Minnie Rojas - California Angels
503 Larry Brown - Cleveland Indians
504 Checklist(# 513-588) Brooks Robinson - Baltimore Orioles
505 Bobby Bolin - San Francisco Giants
506 Paul Blair - Baltimore Orioles
507 Cookie Rojas - Philadelphia Phillies
508 Moe Drabowsky - Kansas City Royals
509 Manny Sanguillen - Pittsburgh Pirates
510 Rod Carew - Minnesota Twins
511 Diego Segui - Seattle Pilots
512 Cleon Jones - New York Mets
513 Camilo Pascual - Washington Senators
514 Mike Lum - Atlanta Braves
515 Dick Green - Oakland Athletics
516 Earl Weaver - Baltimore Orioles RC
517 Mike McCormick - San Francisco Giants
518 Fred Whitfield - Cincinnati Reds
519 Yankees Rookies - Jerry Kenney / Len Boehmer RC
520 Bob Veale - Pittsburgh Pirates
521 George Thomas - Boston Red Sox
522 Joe Hoerner - St. Louis Cardinals
523 Bob Chance - California Angels
524 Expos Rookies - Jose Laboy / Floyd Wicker RC
525 Earl Wilson - Detroit Tigers
526 Hector Torres - Houston Astros RC
527 Al Lopez - Chicago White Sox
528 Claude Osteen - Los Angeles Dodgers
529 Ed Kirkpatrick - Kansas City Royals
530 Cesar Tovar - Minnesota Twins
531 Dick Farrell - Philadelphia Phillies
532 Bird Hill Aces - Tom Phoebus / Jim Hardin / Dave McNally / Mike Cuellar
533 Nolan Ryan - New York Mets
534 Jerry McNertney - Seattle Pilots
535 Phil Regan - Chicago Cubs
536 Padres Rookies - Danny Breeden / Dave Roberts RC
537 Mike Paul - Cleveland Indians RC
538 Charlie Smith - Chicago Cubs
539 Ted Shows How - Mike Epstein / Ted Williams
540 Curt Flood - St. Louis Cardinals
541 Joe Verbanic - New York Yankees
542 Bob Aspromonte - Atlanta Braves
543 Fred Newman - Boston Red Sox
544 Tigers Rookies - Mike Kilkenny / Ron Woods RC
545 Willie Stargell - Pittsburgh Pirates
546 Jim Nash - Oakland Athletics
547 Billy Martin - Minnesota Twins
548 Bob Locker - Chicago White Sox
549 Ron Brand - Montreal Expos
550 Brooks Robinson - Baltimore Orioles
551 Wayne Granger - Cincinnati Reds RC
552 Dodgers Rookies - Ted Sizemore / Bill Sudakis RC
553 Ron Davis - Pittsburgh Pirates
554 Frank Bertaina - Washington Senators
555 Jim Hart - San Francisco Giants
556 A's Stars - Sal Bando / Bert Campaneris / Danny Cater
557 Frank Fernandez - New York Yankees
558 Tom Burgmeier - Kansas City Royals RC
559 Cardinals Rookies - Joe Hague / Jim Hicks RC
560 Luis Tiant - Cleveland Indians
561 Ron Clark - Minnesota Twins
562 Bob Watson - Houston Astros RC
563 Marty Pattin - Seattle Pilots CR
564 Gil Hodges - New York Mets
565 Hoyt Wilhelm - California Angels
566 Ron Hansen - Chicago White Sox
567 Pirates Rookies - Elvio Jimenez / Jim Shellenback RC
568 Cecil Upshaw - Atlanta Braves
569 Billy Harris - Kansas City Royals
570 Ron Santo - Chicago Cubs
571 Cap Peterson - Cleveland Indians
572 Giants Heroes - Willie McCovey / Juan Marichal
573 Jim Palmer - Baltimore Orioles
574 George Scott - Boston Red Sox
575 Bill Singer - Los Angeles Dodgers
576 Phillies Rookies - Ron Stone / Bill Wilson
577 Mike Hegan - Seattle Pilots
578 Don Bosch - Montreal Expos
579 Dave Nelson - Cleveland Indians RC
580 Jim Northrup - Detroit Tigers
581 Gary Nolan - Cincinnati Reds
582 Checklist (#589-664) Tony Oliva - Minnesota Twins
583 Clyde Wright - California Angels RC
584 Don Mason - San Francisco Giants
585 Ron Swoboda - New York Mets
586 Tim Cullen - Washington Senators
587 Joe Rudi - Oakland Athletics RC
588 Bill White - St. Louis Cardinals
589 Joe Pepitone - New York Yankees
590 Rico Carty - Atlanta Braves
591 Mike Hedlund - Kansas City Royals
592 Padres Rookies - Rafael Robles / Al Santorini RC
593 Don Nottebart - Chicago Cubs
594 Dooley Womack - Houston Astros
595 Lee Maye - Cleveland Indians
596 Chuck Hartenstein - Pittsburgh Pirates
597 AL Rookie Stars - Bobby Floyd / Larry Burchart / Rollie Fingers RC
598 Ruben Amaro - California Angels
599 John Boozer - Philadelphia Phillies
600 Tony Oliva - Minnesota Twins
601 Tug McGraw - New York Mets SP
602 Cubs Rookies - Alec Distaso / Don Young / Jim Qualls RC
603 Joe Keough - Kansas City Royals RC
604 Bobby Etheridge - San Francisco Giants
605 Dick Ellsworth - Cleveland Indians
606 Gene Mauch - Montreal Expos
607 Dick Bosman - Washington Senators
608 Dick Simpson - New York Yankees
609 Phil Gagliano - St. Louis Cardinals
610 Jim Hardin - Baltimore Orioles
611 Braves Rookies - Bob Didier / Walt Hriniak / Gary Neibauer RC
612 Jack Aker - Seattle Pilots
613 Jim Beauchamp - Cincinnati Reds
614 Astros Rookies - Tom Griffin / Skip Guinn RC
615 Len Gabrielson - Los Angeles Dodgers
616 Don McMahon - Detroit Tigers
617 Jesse Gonder - San Diego Padres
618 Ramon Webster - Oakland Athletics
619 Royals Rookies - Bill Butler / Pat Kelly / Juan Rios RC
620 Dean Chance - Minnesota Twins
621 Bill Voss - California Angels
622 Dan Osinski - Chicago White Sox
623 Hank Allen - Washington Senators
624 NL Rookie Stars - Darrel Chaney / Duffy Dyer / Terry Harmon RC
625 Mack Jones - Montreal Expos
626 Gene Michael - New York Yankees
627 George Stone - Atlanta Braves RC
628 Red Sox Rookies - Billy Conigliaro / Syd O'Brien / Fred Wenz RC
629 Jack Hamilton - Cleveland Indians
630 Bobby Bonds - San Francisco Giants RC
631 John Kennedy - Seattle Pilots
632 Jon Warden - Kansas City Royals RC
633 Harry Walker - Houston Astros
634 Andy Etchebarren - Baltimore Orioles
635 George Culver - Cincinnati Reds
636 Woodie Held - Chicago White Sox
637 Padres Rookies - Jerry DaVanon / Frank Reberger / Clay Kirby RC
638 Ed Sprague - Oakland Athletics RC
639 Barry Moore - Washington Senators
640 Fergie Jenkins - Chicago Cubs
641 NL Rookie Stars - Bobby Darwin / John Miller / Tommy Dean RC
642 John Hiller - Detroit Tigers
643 Billy Cowan - New York Yankees
644 Chuck Hinton - Cleveland Indians
645 George Brunet - California Angels
646 Expos Rookies - Dan McGinn / Carl Morton RC
647 Dave Wickersham - Kansas City Royals
648 Bobby Wine - Montreal Expos
649 Al Jackson - New York Mets
650 Ted Williams - Washington Senators
651 Gus Gil - Seattle Pilots
652 Eddie Watt - Baltimore Orioles
653 Aurelio Rodriguez - California Angels
654 White Sox Rookies - Carlos May / Don Secrist / Rich Morales RC
655 Mike Hershberger - Oakland Athletics
656 Dan Schneider - Houston Astros
657 Bobby Murcer - New York Yankees
658 AL Rookie Stars - Tom Hall / Bill Burbach / Jim Miles RC
659 Johnny Podres - San Diego Padres
660 Reggie Smith - Boston Red Sox
661 Jim Merritt - Cincinnati Reds
662 Royals Rookies - Dick Drago / George Spriggs / Bob Oliver RC
663 Dick Radatz - Detroit Tigers
664 Ron Hunt - San Francisco Giants
Base Variations Set Checklist
47 Paul Popovich - Light Airbrush
47 Paul Popovich - C on helmet slightly visible through airbrushing
49 Royals Rookies - Steve Jones / Ellie Rodriguez - Rodriquez on front
49 Royals Rookies - Steve Jones / Ellie Rodriguez - Rodriguez on front
77 Ron Perranoski - LA visible thru airbrush
77 Ron Perranoski - cap emblem completely airbrushed
99 Twins Rookies - Danny Morris / Graig Nettles - black loop above "Twins"
99 Twins Rookies - Danny Morris / Graig Nettles - no black loop
107 Checklist (#110-218) Bob Gibson - 161 is Jim Purdin
107 Checklist (#110-218) Bob Gibson - 161 is John Purdin
151 Clay Dalrymple - Portrait
151 Clay Dalrymple - Catch
208 Donn Clendenon - Astros
208 Donn Clendenon - Expos
440 Willie McCovey - last name in yellow
440 Willie McCovey - last name in white
441 Dennis Higgins - last name in yellow
441 Dennis Higgins - last name in white
444 Joe Moeller - last name in yellow
444 Joe Moeller - last name in white
447 Ralph Houk - last name in yellow
447 Ralph Houk - last name in white
451 Rich Rollins - first name in yellow
451 Rich Rollins - first name in white
452 Al Ferrara - first name in yellow
452 Al Ferrara - first name in white
454 Phillies Rookies - Larry Colton / Don Money - names in yellow
454 Phillies Rookies - Larry Colton / Don Money - names in white
461 Mike Epstein - last name in yellow
461 Mike Epstein - last name in white
464 Dave Marshall - last name in yellow
464 Dave Marshall - last name in white
468 Pirates Rookies - Bruce Dal Canton / Bob Robertson - names in white
470 Mel Stottlemyre - last name in yellow
470 Mel Stottlemyre - last name in white
471 Ted Savage - last name in yellow
471 Ted Savage - last name in white
473 Jose Arcia - first name in yellow
473 Jose Arcia - first name in white
476 Red Sox Rookies - Ken Brett / Gerry Moses - names in yellow
476 Red Sox Rookies - Ken Brett / Gerry Moses - names in white
482 Jim Gosger - first name in yellow
482 Jim Gosger - first name in white
485 Gaylord Perry - last name in yellow
485 Gaylord Perry - last name in white
486 Paul Casanova - last name in yellow
486 Paul Casanova - last name in white
491 Twins Rookies - Jerry Crider / George Mitterwald - names in yellow
491 Twins Rookies - Jerry Crider / George Mitterwald - names in white
493 Wes Parker - last name in yellow
493 Wes Parker - last name in white
500 Mickey Mantle - last name in yellow
500 Mickey Mantle - last name in white
501 Tony Gonzalez - first name in yellow
501 Tony Gonzalez - first name in white
505 Bobby Bolin - last name in yellow
505 Bobby Bolin - last name in white
511 Diego Segui - first name in yellow
511 Diego Segui - first name in white
582 Checklist 589-664 - Tony Oliva - white circle on back
582 Checklist 589-664 - Tony Oliva - red circle on back
Decals Set Checklist
Richie Allen - Philadelphia Phillies
Felipe Alou - Atlanta Braves
Matty Alou - Pittsburgh Pirates
Luis Aparicio - Chicago White Sox
Roberto Clemente - Pittsburgh Pirates
Donn Clendenon - Montreal Expos
Tommy Davis - Seattle Pilots
Don Drysdale - Los Angeles Dodgers
Joe Foy - Kansas City Royals
Jim Fregosi - California Angels
Bob Gibson - St. Louis Cardinals
Tony Gonzalez - San Diego Padres
Tom Haller - Los Angeles Dodgers
Ken Harrelson - Boston Red Sox
Tommy Helms - Cincinnati Reds
Willie Horton - Detroit Tigers
Frank Howard - Washington Senators
Reggie Jackson - Oakland Athletics
Fergie Jenkins - Chicago Cubs
Harmon Killebrew - Minnesota Twins
Jerry Koosman - New York Mets
Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees
Willie Mays - San Francisco Giants
Willie McCovey - San Francisco Giants
Sam McDowell - Cleveland Indians
Denny McLain - Detroit Tigers
Dave McNally - Baltimore Orioles
Don Mincher - Seattle Pilots
Rick Monday - Oakland Athletics
Tony Oliva - Minnesota Twins
Camilo Pascual - Washington Senators
Rick Reichardt - California Angels
Frank Robinson - Baltimore Orioles
Pete Rose - Cincinnati Reds
Ron Santo - Chicago Cubs
Tom Seaver - New York Mets
Dick Selma - San Diego Padres
Chris Short - Philadelphia Phillies
Rusty Staub - Houston Astros
Mel Stottlemyre - New York Yankees
Luis Tiant - Cleveland Indians
Pete Ward - Chicago White Sox
Hoyt Wilhelm - California Angels
Maury Wills - Montreal Expos
Jim Wynn - Houston Astros
Carl Yastrzemski - Boston Red Sox
Deckle Edge Set Checklist
2 Boog Powell - Baltimore Orioles
3 Ken Harrelson - Boston Red Sox
4 Carl Yastrzemski - Boston Red Sox
5 Jim Fregosi - California Angels
6 Luis Aparicio - Chicago White Sox
7 Luis Tiant - Cleveland Indians
8 Denny McLain - Detroit Tigers
9 Willie Horton - Detroit Tigers
10 Bill Freehan - Detroit Tigers
11 Hoyt Wilhelm - Chicago White Sox
11 Jim Wynn - Houston Astros
12 Rod Carew - Minnesota Twins
13 Mel Stottlemyre - New York Yankees
14 Rick Monday - Oakland Athletics
15 Tommy Davis - Los Angeles Dodgers
16 Frank Howard - Washington Senators
17 Felipe Alou - Atlanta Braves
19 Ron Santo - Chicago Cubs
20 Tommy Helms - Cincinnati Reds
21 Pete Rose - Cincinnati Reds
22 Rusty Staub - Houston Astros
22 Joe Foy - Kansas City Royals
23 Tom Haller - Los Angeles Dodgers
24 Maury Wills - Los Angeles Dodgers
25 Jerry Koosman - New York Mets
26 Dick Allen - Philadelphia Phillies
27 Roberto Clemente - Pittsburgh Pirates
28 Curt Flood - St. Louis Cardinals
29 Bob Gibson - St. Louis Cardinals
30 Al Ferrara - Los Angeles Dodgers
31 Willie McCovey - San Francisco Giants
32 Juan Marichal - San Francisco Giants
33 Willie Mays - San Francisco Giants
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Mike Smith
Since the time I wrote the Oct 31, 2018 post, I have continued to update my 69 set, probably updating at least 80 cards in the set that I said I had already successfully completed! Ha! I continue to maintain a list of about 55 cards that I feel I could still improve my set. I don’t know if I’ll ever finish this update. I have developed such an emotional connection with this set, and as a result, I look at it as a very enjoyable journey. I don’t think I’ll ever sell this one..I am enjoying it too much!