1966 Topps #222 American League 1965 ERA Leaders - Sam McDowell / Eddie Fisher / Sonny Siebert
On this card: Sam McDowell, Eddie Fisher, Sonny Siebert
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 card recaps the 1965 AL ERA race among two Indians starters and a White Sox reliever. Sam McDowell topped the AL with a 2.18 ERA for the Indians, adding a league-leading 325 strikeouts over 273 innings in his first All-Star season. Eddie Fisher, pitching almost exclusively in relief for the Chicago White Sox, posted a 2.40 ERA in a then American League record 82 appearances, going 15-7 with 24 saves and an All-Star selection. Sonny Siebert, McDowell's Cleveland rotation mate, finished right behind at 2.43 ERA while going 16-8, part of an Indians staff that led the league in strikeouts. McDowell and Siebert were the first AL starting duo to each post strikeout rates over nine per nine innings. Card 222 gathers the three on one 1966 Topps league-leaders card, part of series three, pairing Indians and White Sox on a single design.
Sam McDowell, 'Sudden Sam,' was a hard-throwing Cleveland Indians left-hander and six-time All-Star who led the American League in strikeouts five times, capping it with a 20-win, 304-strikeout 1970 that made him The Sporting News AL Pitcher of the Year. Eddie Fisher was a knuckleballing relief workhorse over fifteen major league seasons and six clubs, an American League All-Star in 1965 and a World Series champion with the 1966 Orioles, schooled in the pitch by bullpen mate Hoyt Wilhelm. Sonny Siebert - right-hander who threw a no-hitter for Cleveland in 1966 and made two All-Star teams over a 140-win career with the Indians, Red Sox, Rangers, Cardinals, Padres, and Athletics.
Sources: Wikipedia (Sam McDowell) · Wikipedia (Eddie Fisher) · Wikipedia (Sonny Siebert) · SABR BioProject (Sam Mcdowell) · SABR BioProject (Sonny Siebert) · Baseball Almanac (Sam McDowell) · Baseball Almanac (Eddie Fisher)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 245 | 0 | 13 | 89 | 67 | 35 | 15 | 23 | 3 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 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. 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 #222 card?
It is card #222 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Sam McDowell, Eddie Fisher and Sonny Siebert. 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.