1963 Topps #568 Bob Sadowski
About Bob Sadowski
The Angels took Sadowski from the White Sox in the Rule 5 draft on November 26, 1962, and used him more in the outfield than the infield: 23 games in right field and two in left, against seven at third base and three at second. He played 88 games, batted .250 with six doubles, a home run and 22 RBI in 144 at-bats, and drew his only ejection on record when Hank Soar rang him up on a called third strike on June 28. It was his last big league season; the Angels sold him to Toronto of the International League the following April. Topps pictured him with the Angels on #568, a seventh-series high number. His rookie card had come out a year earlier.
Robert Frank Sadowski, nicknamed Bo, was a St. Louis-born infielder and outfielder who played parts of four major league seasons between 1960 and 1963. Born January 15, 1937, he signed with his hometown Cardinals in 1955 and came up the minor league ladder as a second baseman and shortstop before settling in at third base and in the outfield. His entire Cardinals career was a single game, on September 16, 1960; three days later St. Louis traded him to the Philadelphia Phillies in the deal that brought back Don Landrum. The Phillies shipped him to the Chicago White Sox in a December 1961 swap for Andy Carey and Frank Barnes, and he finished his big league run with the Los Angeles Angels. Over those parts of four seasons he batted .222 with 73 hits, nine doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 46 RBI, and he hit a far healthier .267 across nearly 1,400 minor league games. He batted left-handed, threw right-handed, managed in the Minnesota Twins' farm system in 1972, and died in St. Louis in January 2017 at 79.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 256 | 0 | 20 | 147 | 61 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-09-24. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8), and PSA's qualified grades are counted separately from the straight-grade rows shown here.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1963 Topps #568 card?
It is card #568 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Sadowski of the Los Angeles Angels.
Why is #568 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the seventh print series, #512-576 - the last and scarcest run in the set. Price guides often band the highs as #523-576, but the printing break falls between #511 and #512.
How many cards are in the 1963 Topps Baseball set?
576 cards, tracked as 583 collectible states. The numbers run from 1 to 576 with no gaps and no number used twice, and seven cards carry a catalogued print variation - three checklists, the two Rookie Stars cards also printed with a "1962" heading, and the #341 Jack Baldschun and #454 Art Fowler print states - that the master set counts separately.
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