1965 Topps #211 Steve Ridzik
About Steve Ridzik
Ridzik was a workhorse out of the Washington bullpen in 1965, appearing in a career-high 63 games without a single start and picking up 8 saves, a 6-4 record, and a 4.02 ERA. It was the busiest relief workload of his career, built on the knuckleball he had adopted a few seasons earlier. His 1965 Topps card, number 211 in the set's third print series, shows him with the Senators.
Steve Ridzik was a right-handed pitcher who spent parts of twelve seasons in the majors from 1950 to 1966, mostly with the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Senators. Signed by the Phillies as a teenager, he broke in during their 1950 pennant run and became a regular arm in the rotation and bullpen through the mid-1950s, going 9-6 in 1953. Philadelphia dealt him to Cincinnati in 1955, and after a stop in the Pacific Coast League the New York Giants claimed him in the Rule 5 draft, where he pitched through 1957 before his contract moved to Cleveland in 1958. He resurfaced with Washington in 1963 after developing a knuckleball, working mostly in relief over three seasons highlighted by a career-best 2.89 ERA in 1964. His playing days ended in 1966 back with the Phillies, the team that had originally signed him. Teammates and writers knew him as a tinkerer who was always adjusting his pitches, and after retiring he settled in Florida and helped organize charity events for former big leaguers.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 232 | 0 | 37 | 131 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 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 #211 card?
It is card #211 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Steve Ridzik of the Washington Senators.
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.