1965 Topps #46 Bob Lee
About Bob Lee
1965 Topps #46, issued in the set's first print series, shows Lee with the Los Angeles Angels. The card follows his breakout 1964 rookie season and arrives as he was pitching his way to a 9-7 record and 1.92 ERA in 69 games, a stretch that also brought his lone All-Star selection that summer even though he did not appear in the game.
Robert Dean Lee was a right-handed relief pitcher from Ottumwa, Iowa, who reached the majors in 1964 with the Los Angeles Angels after eight seasons in the minors. Signed originally by the Pittsburgh Pirates organization in 1956, he broke in with a scoreless relief inning against Washington and closed out his rookie year 6-5 with a 1.51 ERA and a personal-best 111 strikeouts. He followed with a 9-7, 1.92 ERA season in 1965 that earned him an All-Star selection, then went 5-4 with a 2.74 ERA in 1966. Across those three seasons he ranked among the American League's busiest relievers in saves, appearances and games finished, and he set a since-broken franchise mark with 21 consecutive scoreless innings. Traded to the Dodgers before 1967, he pitched only briefly there before Cincinnati purchased his contract. He closed his career with the Reds in 1968. Lee also pitched winter ball in Venezuela and later threw out a ceremonial first pitch for the Angels in 2011.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 190 | 0 | 19 | 98 | 44 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 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 #46 card?
It is card #46 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Lee of the Los Angeles Angels.
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.