1965 Topps #168 Dick Green
About Dick Green
In 1965 Green remained Kansas City's regular second baseman and reached a career-high 15 home runs, though his batting average slipped to .232 over 133 games. He credited part of the season's frustration to letting club problems affect his play. This 1965 Topps card, #168, comes from the set's second print series and shows him with the Kansas City Athletics.
Richard Larry Green was born April 21, 1941, in Sioux City, Iowa, and grew up in Yankton and Mitchell, South Dakota, where he was an all-state football quarterback before signing with the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent ahead of the 1960 season. He reached the majors on September 9, 1963, and won the starting second base job in 1964; aside from a slump-driven stretch at third base in 1967, he remained Kansas City and Oakland's primary second baseman for most of his twelve seasons. A slick-fielding infielder with quick hands and strong range, Green was never a big offensive threat but anchored the Athletics defense for over a decade. He missed most of 1972 recovering from back surgery but returned for the postseason, and was a key contributor to Oakland's three consecutive World Series championships from 1972 through 1974. In the 1974 World Series he went hitless in thirteen at-bats yet won the Babe Ruth Award for his fielding, starting six double plays over the five games. He retired after the 1974 season to run his family's moving business, finishing with a .240 career batting average, 960 hits, 80 home runs and 422 RBIs over 1,288 games.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 309 | 2 | 64 | 149 | 56 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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 #168 card?
It is card #168 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dick Green of the Kansas City Athletics.
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.