1965 Topps #292 Larry Yellen
About Larry Yellen
By the time Topps issued its 1965 set, Larry Yellen's club had been renamed the Houston Astros, and card #292 pictures him under that new identity from the fourth print series, since his rookie card had already come a year earlier. His playing time had already tailed off; his final major league appearance came on October 3, 1964, so the 1965 issue arrived as his career in the majors was ending. The card documents his brief run with the club rather than any fresh season of work, closing out his run of Topps issues from the Houston franchise's early 1960s rosters.
Larry Yellen was a right-handed pitcher born January 4, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York. He reached the majors with the Houston Colt .45's, making his debut on September 26, 1963. Over parts of two seasons, 1963 and 1964, he appeared in 14 games, all but two of them in relief, working 26 innings and striking out 12 batters. He also came to the plate five times as a batter without recording a hit. His final major league game came on October 3, 1964, closing out a brief big-league career spent entirely with the Houston franchise. Standing 5 feet 11 inches and listed at 190 pounds, Yellen was one of a small number of Jewish players to appear in the majors during the era. After his playing days he lived to age 80, passing away on July 18, 2023.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 203 | 3 | 25 | 106 | 42 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 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 #292 card?
It is card #292 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Larry Yellen of the Houston Astros.
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.