1965 Topps #227 Bobby Klaus
About Bobby Klaus
Klaus spent his entire 1965 season with the Mets, appearing in 119 games and collecting 55 hits in 288 at-bats for a .191 average, with his walk total of 45 nearly matching his 49 strikeouts. His final major league game came on October 3, 1965, against the Philadelphia Phillies, closing out his big-league career at age 27. This card, from the third print series, shows him with the Mets.
Robert Francis Klaus, an Illinois-born right-handed infielder, signed with the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent in 1959 after attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He broke into the majors on April 21, 1964, as a pinch hitter, and split that rookie year between Cincinnati and New York after the Mets purchased him in July. Listed at 5 ft 10 in and 170 lb, he showed a patient eye at the plate, drawing nearly as many walks as strikeouts over his career. His final big league season came in 1965 with the Mets, and his last game was October 3, 1965. Over 215 career games he batted .208 with 6 home runs, 29 RBI and 65 runs scored. Though his playing days in the majors ended after 1965, he kept moving through pro baseball via trades and a Rule 5 draft pick before his career wound down. He is the brother of former MLB infielder Billy Klaus.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 267 | 1 | 41 | 150 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #227 card?
It is card #227 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bobby Klaus 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.