1968 Topps
Total Cards: 598
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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 first series was designed with a wider-mesh border than subsequent series.
- 22 of the 33 game cards were outs. Only 1 of home run, triple, error, hit by pitch, and double play.
- Game cards had only 1 foul out. 5 strike outs and 5 fly outs.
- #1 National League 1967 Batting Leaders (Bob Clemente / Tony Gonzalez / Matty Alou) - Clemente's name was not Bob. He made it explicitly clear his name was Roberto. The nicknames Bob and Bobby were disrespectful to his heritage.
- #3 National League 1967 RBI Leaders (Orlando Cepeda / Bob Clemente / Hank Aaron) - Clemente's name was not Bob. He made it explicitly clear his name was Roberto. The nicknames Bob and Bobby were disrespectful to his heritage.
- #49 Ed Brinkman - A version of this card with "Senators" printed in yellow instead of white was issued in the 1968 Topps Milton Bradley Win-A-Card set.
- #66 Casey Cox - A version of this card with "Senators" printed in yellow instead of white was issued in the 1968 Topps Milton Bradley Win-A-Card set.
- #112 Woody Fryman - Picture used was from his Pittsburgh Pirates years
- #150 Bob Clemente - Clemente's name was not Bob. He made it explicitly clear his name was Roberto. The nicknames Bob and Bobby were disrespectful to his heritage.
- #177 Mets 1968 Rookie Stars (Jerry Koosman / Nolan Ryan) - 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.
- #179 Bill Stoneman - UER: The last sentence of the write-up on the back ends prematurely ("Bill was used sparingly but still")
- #196 Gary Nolan - UER: Born "May 4, 1943", should be "May 27, 1948"
- #199 A's 1968 Rookie Stars (Roberto Rodriguez / Darrell Osteen) - RC for Roberto Rodriguez only
- #226 Jimmie Price - UER: The 1967 stat line is listed as Pittsburgh, should be Detroit
- #253 Dick Hughes - Dick Hughes was named to the 1967 Topps All-Star Rookie Team but his #253 card is missing the trophy designation.
- #282 Rick Monday - Rick Monday was named to the 1967 Topps All-Star Rookie Team but his #282 card is missing the trophy designation.
- #315 Zoilo Versalles - UER: Born "Dec. 18, 1940", should be "Dec. 18, 1939"
- #337 Bill Robinson - UER: The trivia answer on the lower back is incorrect. Mantle had 518 homers entering the 1968 season.
- #339 Rich Nye - UER: 4th line of write-up on back, "Comiskey Park" should be "Wrigley Field"
- #339 Rich Nye - Rich Nye was named to the 1967 Topps All-Star Rookie Team but his #339 card is missing the trophy designation.
- #374 Bob Clemente - Clemente's name was not Bob. He made it explicitly clear his name was Roberto. The nicknames Bob and Bobby were disrespectful to his heritage.
- #471 Orlando Pena - UER: Born "Nov. 17, 1935", should be "Nov. 17, 1933"
- #480 Manager's Dream (Tony Oliva / Chico Cardenas / Bob Clemente) - Clemente's name was not Bob. He made it explicitly clear his name was Roberto. The nicknames Bob and Bobby were disrespectful to his heritage.
User Comments |
I was 8 years old in 1968 living in southern California when I opened my first pack. That's when I dove down the rabbit hole and have been hooked ever since. | ||
The first pack of cards I "remember" opening was a pack of 1968 Topps bought at a convenience store in Cooperstown, NY after vising the Hall of Fame. Of the cards in the pack, the only one I distinctly remember was of Norm Siebern #537, because he was on the Red Sox. Another thing I remember about that purchase was that above the box of Wax Packs was some Rack Packs of 1967 Topps. I didn't want them because they were "old". Stupid kid. Might've been high numbers.
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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. | ||
Forum |
| Subject | Replies | Last Post |
| 1968 Topps Game Completed | 8 | Oct 16, 2023 2:13 PM by LoQtus |
| Astros getting their caps blacked out and only the city name used on the card. | 4 | Mar 20, 2023 6:09 PM by plevin |
| Ernie Banks #355 Bright yellow back? | 3 | Sep 25, 2022 7:53 AM by C2Cigars |
| Rarity of cards numbered 100-200? | 0 | Feb 10, 2022 11:07 AM by Tom123 |
| Why no Red Sox team card? | 6 | Nov 24, 2021 11:57 PM 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
