1968 Topps
Total Cards: 598
Rating: 7.4 (135 votes)
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Cards
1 | National League 1967 Batting Leaders (Bob Clemente / Tony Gonzalez / Matty Alou) LL | Pittsburgh Pirates / Philadelphia Phillies | ||
2 | American League 1967 Batting Leaders (Carl Yastrzemski / Frank Robinson / Al Kaline) LL | Boston Red Sox / Baltimore Orioles / Detroit Tigers | ||
3 | National League 1967 RBI Leaders (Orlando Cepeda / Bob Clemente / Hank Aaron) LL | St. Louis Cardinals / Pittsburgh Pirates / Atlanta Braves | ||
4 | American League 1967 RBI Leaders (Carl Yastrzemski / Harmon Killebrew / Frank Robinson) LL | Boston Red Sox / Minnesota Twins / Baltimore Orioles | ||
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 | ||
6 | American League 1967 Home Run Leaders (Carl Yastrzemski / Harmon Killebrew / Frank Howard) LL | Boston Red Sox / Minnesota Twins / Washington Senators | ||
7 | National League 1967 ERA Leaders (Phil Niekro / Jim Bunning / Chris Short) LL | Atlanta Braves / Philadelphia Phillies | ||
8 | American League 1967 ERA Leaders (Joe Horlen / Gary Peters / Sonny Siebert) LL | Chicago White Sox / Cleveland Indians | ||
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 | ||
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 |
The Cox and Brinkman "yellow team" versions listed in this checklist as Topps variations are part of the Milton Bradley "Win A Card" set, not true Topps variations and thus should be removed from the 1968 Topps checklist. They can be distinguished as Milton Bradleys by their bright yellow backs.
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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