1966 Topps #216 American League 1965 Batting Leaders - Tony Oliva / Carl Yastrzemski / Vic Davalillo
On this card: Tony Oliva, Carl Yastrzemski, Vic Davalillo
About this card
Cards #215-226 are the twelve League Leaders, printed in the middle of the third series rather than at the front of the set - the one structural quirk of 1966. Each card lists the 1965 leaders in one statistical category, the National League card first and the American League card second in each pair.
The story on this card
This 1966 Topps League Leaders card recaps the 1965 American League batting race, when only two other regulars in the junior circuit even reached .300. Minnesota's Tony Oliva topped the league at .321, his second straight AL batting title after taking the crown as a rookie in 1964. Boston's Carl Yastrzemski finished second at .312, edged late in the season after Oliva pulled ahead down the stretch. Cleveland's Vic Davalillo, a slap-hitting center fielder known for going with the pitch, rounded out the top three at .301, his only All-Star season. Card #216 sits in Topps' third series for 1966 and lists the trio's clubs as Minnesota, Boston, and Cleveland.
Tony Oliva - Minnesota's smooth-swinging Cuban right fielder, the 1964 American League Rookie of the Year and a three-time batting champion who made the All-Star team in each of his first eight full seasons before knee injuries took over; Cooperstown called in December 2021. Carl Yastrzemski, 'Yaz,' gave Boston all 23 of his seasons, following Ted Williams in left field. He won the 1967 Triple Crown and MVP, three batting titles, seven Gold Gloves and 18 All-Star nods, and reached Cooperstown on the first ballot in 1989. Vic Davalillo was Cleveland's speedy Venezuelan center fielder, a 1964 Gold Glove winner and 1965 All-Star starter who later became one of baseball's best pinch hitters and dragged the bunt that lifted the 1977 Dodgers past Philadelphia.
Sources: Wikipedia (Tony Oliva) · Wikipedia (Carl Yastrzemski) · Wikipedia (Vic Davalillo) · SABR BioProject · Baseball Almanac (Carl Yastrzemski) · Baseball Almanac (Vic Davalillo)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 446 | 0 | 11 | 93 | 105 | 91 | 44 | 101 | 1 |
| SGC | 64 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 1 |
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. Where SGC registers no separate row for a variation state, its slabs of that card are listed under the base state.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1966 Topps #216 card?
It is card #216 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tony Oliva, Carl Yastrzemski and Vic Davalillo. Cards #215-226 are the twelve League Leaders, printed in the middle of the third series rather than at the front of the set - the one structural quirk of 1966. Each card lists the 1965 leaders in one statistical category, the National League card first and the American League card second in each pair.
How many cards are in the 1966 Topps Baseball set?
598 cards, tracked as 613 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 598 with no gaps and no number used twice, and 14 cards carry catalogued print variations - five checklists, the trade and sold statement backs, the three-state #43 Don Landrum, three team-card dot pairs and the #161 Jerry Lumpe white streak - that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, 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.