1965 Topps #167 Bill Wakefield
About Bill Wakefield
Part of the set's second print series, this card carries Wakefield with the Mets on the strength of his 1964 rookie season, when he set a club record with 62 pitching appearances and worked to a 3-5 record and 3.61 ERA, mostly in relief for Casey Stengel. He had also started the first night game at Shea Stadium and pitched in the Mets' final game of that season against the pennant-bound Cardinals.
William Sumner Wakefield, born May 24, 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri, pitched right-handed for one season in the major leagues. A Pembroke Country-Day and Stanford product, he signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1961 and worked his way through Lancaster, Tulsa and Atlanta before a November 1963 trade sent him and George Altman to the New York Mets for Roger Craig. In 1964 the 6-foot, 175-pound right-hander made the Mets out of spring training and became Casey Stengel's workhorse, appearing in 62 games, a club record that stood for 13 years. He posted a 3-5 record with a 3.61 ERA and two saves, working almost exclusively out of the bullpen after a rough four-start trial as a starter. His final big-league appearance came on the dramatic last day of the 1964 season, against the pennant-bound Cardinals who had originally signed him.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 274 | 3 | 52 | 128 | 57 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-09-04. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted. The two checklist variations, #79 and #508, are listed under the wording PSA uses for each state.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1965 Topps #167 card?
It is card #167 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Wakefield of the New York Mets.
How many cards are in the 1965 Topps Baseball set?
598 cards, tracked as 600 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 598 with no gaps and no printed-number collisions, and two checklist cards - #79 and #508 - carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, BaseballCardPedia, Baseball Almanac, 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 2026-10-11.