1968 Topps
Total Cards: 598
Rating: 7.4 (127 votes)
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1 | National League 1967 Batting Leaders (Bob Clemente / Tony Gonzalez / Matty Alou) LL | Pittsburgh Pirates / Philadelphia Phillies |
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2 | American League 1967 Batting Leaders (Carl Yastrzemski / Frank Robinson / Al Kaline) LL | Boston Red Sox / Baltimore Orioles / Detroit Tigers |
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3 | National League 1967 RBI Leaders (Orlando Cepeda / Bob Clemente / Hank Aaron) LL | St. Louis Cardinals / Pittsburgh Pirates / Atlanta Braves |
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4 | American League 1967 RBI Leaders (Carl Yastrzemski / Harmon Killebrew / Frank Robinson) LL | Boston Red Sox / Minnesota Twins / Baltimore Orioles |
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5 | National League 1967 Home Run Leaders (Hank Aaron / Jim Wynn / Ron Santo / Willie McCovey) LL | Atlanta Braves / Houston Astros / Chicago Cubs / San Francisco Giants |
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6 | American League 1967 Home Run Leaders (Carl Yastrzemski / Harmon Killebrew / Frank Howard) LL | Boston Red Sox / Minnesota Twins / Washington Senators |
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7 | National League 1967 ERA Leaders (Phil Niekro / Jim Bunning / Chris Short) LL | Atlanta Braves / Philadelphia Phillies |
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8 | American League 1967 ERA Leaders (Joe Horlen / Gary Peters / Sonny Siebert) LL | Chicago White Sox / Cleveland Indians |
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9 | National League 1967 Pitching Leaders (Mike McCormick / Ferguson Jenkins / Jim Bunning / Claude Osteen) LL | San Francisco Giants / Chicago Cubs / Philadelphia Phillies / Los Angeles Dodgers |
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10a | American League 1967 Pitching Leaders (Jim Lonborg / Earl Wilson / Dean Chance) LL, ERR |
Boston Red Sox / Detroit Tigers / Minnesota Twins |
Trivia |
- 1st set to contain Oakland Athletics cards.
- Wax packs were $0.05 for 5 cards.
- Features the rookie cards for Hall of Famers Nolan Ryan and Johnny Bench.
598 card set, down from 609 cards in 1967. - The Sporting News All Stars subset returned after a hiatus.
- Backs of All-Star cards were puzzle pieces that formed pictures of Orlando Cepeda and Carl Yastrzemski.
- Dick Hughes (#253), Rick Monday (#282) and Rich Nye (#339) were each named to the 1967 Topps All-Star Rookie Team but their cards are missing the trophy designation.
- The Nolan Ryan/Jerry Koosman RC #177 has an uncorrected error on it's reverse, as the second 's' was left out of the word 'sensational' within Nolan's bio.
- The first series was designed with a wider-mesh border than subsequent series.
User Comments |
I remember my mom bringing home packs of these from the grocery store. I loved ripping them open and trading them with other kids on the block. At the time I couldn't imagine how much fun I'd have throughout my life collecting cards. | ||
The 1968 Game is another under-the-radar set that can easily built and features so many star players and HOFers. Though it is basic, the game in itself is fun to play. | ||
this was the first year i ever bought a pack of cards, 9 years old. used my coke bottle money from construction sites. my mom began collecting cards for me from the 61-63 post cereal and salada coins. got some topps 61-63 from an older friend and learned to read by sorting the cards into teams based on their hat logos. too many C's got confusing. always hated the pictures with no hats. sold a suitcase of mint 68 and 69 doubles to neighbor for 10 bucks. kept my rubber band damaged full sets. started buying complete sets from bruce yeko at wholesale cards in 1970. also started buying older cards and sets from him. still have 1968 pricebook showing complete set of 1952 topps for $199.00. i begged my dad to buy but got complete set of 1964 instead. glad i found this website. will take several years to list my cards. | ||
Forum |
| Subject | Replies | Last Post |
| 1968 Topps Game Completed | 8 | Oct 16, 2023 3:13 PM by LoQtus |
| Astros getting their caps blacked out and only the city name used on the card. | 4 | Mar 20, 2023 7:09 PM by plevin |
| Ernie Banks #355 Bright yellow back? | 3 | Sep 25, 2022 8:53 AM by C2Cigars |
| Rarity of cards numbered 100-200? | 0 | Feb 10, 2022 12:07 PM by Tom123 |
| Why no Red Sox team card? | 6 | Nov 25, 2021 12:57 AM by Vvvergeer |
External Links |
- 1968 Topps Baseball Blog
- BaseballCardPedia: 1968 Topps (R-414-49)
- PSA Article: The 50th Anniversary of the 1968 Topps Baseball Card Set
- PSA Price Guide: 1968 Topps
- Sports Collectors Daily: 1968 Topps Baseball Set Headlined by Ryan, Bench
- Sports Collectors Daily: Vintage Pack Facts: 1968 Topps Baseball


