1965 Topps #199 Bob Heffner
About Bob Heffner
1965 Topps #199, from the set's third print series, pictures Heffner with the Boston Red Sox coming off his standout 1964 campaign. The 1965 season itself proved difficult: a spring knee injury and inconsistent early outings led to a midseason option to Triple-A Toronto, and he finished the year back with Boston at 0-2 with a 7.16 ERA in 27 games.
Bob Heffner was a tall right-handed pitcher out of Allentown, Pennsylvania, signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1957 after starring in basketball and baseball at Allentown High School. He worked his way up through the Red Sox farm system, including stops with his hometown Allentown club, before debuting in the majors in June 1963 with a complete-game win over Detroit. Used as both a starter and a reliever across five big league seasons with Boston, Cleveland, and California, Heffner posted an 11-21 record with a 4.51 ERA and six saves over 114 games. His best season came in 1964, when he set career highs in wins, strikeouts, games, and innings for an eighth-place Red Sox club. Off the mound he was known by the nickname "Butch," given to him in high school by the school's radio broadcaster. After his playing career ended in 1968, he spent nearly three decades in sales for a beverage distributor in his hometown.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 248 | 1 | 35 | 128 | 51 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 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 #199 card?
It is card #199 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Heffner of the Boston Red Sox.
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.