1963 Topps #196 Doug Camilli
About Doug Camilli
Card #196 rides in the second series, an ordinary middle number. With Norm Sherry sold to the Mets, Los Angeles gave Camilli ten straight starts at the end of June; five singles and one run batted in later, John Roseboro had the job back for good. He finished at .162 in 49 games, then spent the October sweep on the bench, one of six men on the Series roster who never got in.
Douglas Joseph Camilli was born September 22, 1936, in Philadelphia, where his father, first baseman Dolph Camilli, was closing out a season with the Phillies; five years later the elder Camilli was the National League's Most Valuable Player for Brooklyn. The family lived in California, and Doug played three sports at Santa Rosa High School before Stanford coach Jack Shepard turned him into a catcher. He signed with the Brooklyn organization and turned pro in 1957, then reached Los Angeles late in 1960 and singled off Juan Marichal in his first big-league game. Across nine seasons with the Dodgers and Senators he was almost always the backup, first behind John Roseboro in Los Angeles and later behind Paul Casanova in Washington. He caught Sandy Koufax's third no-hitter in 1964, wore a World Series ring from 1963 without ever appearing in a Series game, and finished a .199 hitter with 153 hits, 18 home runs and 80 runs batted in over 313 games. He retired into coaching with Washington in 1968, was activated for one last game in September 1969 when the club ran out of catchers, then spent 1970 through 1992 with the Boston Red Sox as a bullpen coach and later a minor-league manager and roving catching instructor. He died March 17, 2026, at 89.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 203 | 0 | 13 | 99 | 60 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 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 #196 card?
It is card #196 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Doug Camilli of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, BaseballCardPedia, The Topps Archives, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-03.