1966 Topps #218 American League 1965 Home Run Leaders - Tony Conigliaro / Norm Cash / Willie Horton
On this card: Tony Conigliaro, Norm Cash, Willie Horton
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
1966 Topps #218 is the American League home run leaders card, pairing Boston's Tony Conigliaro with Detroit's Norm Cash and Willie Horton after the 1965 season. Conigliaro led the league with 32 homers, becoming the youngest home run champion in American League history; Cash hit 30 for the Tigers, his second-half surge that season earning him Comeback Player of the Year honors; and Horton added 29, capping the year in which he won the regular left field job in Detroit. The card is part of the set's third print series. Conigliaro represents the Red Sox; Cash and Horton both represent the Tigers, reflecting Detroit's punch at the plate that season. Conigliaro also missed time in 1965 with a broken wrist, yet still turned in the best power season of his young career.
Tony Conigliaro - a hometown Red Sox slugger who became the youngest home run champion in AL history before a horrific 1967 beaning derailed a career that once seemed destined for greatness. Norm Cash, "Stormin' Norman," held down first base in Detroit for fifteen seasons, won the 1961 American League batting title at .361, made five All-Star teams and helped the Tigers win the 1968 World Series, finishing with 377 home runs. Willie Horton - Detroit's hometown slugger, Willie the Wonder combined raw power with a Game 5 throw that helped turn the 1968 World Series during an eighteen-year, 325-homer career.
Sources: Wikipedia (Tony Conigliaro) · Wikipedia (Willie Horton) · Wikipedia (Norm Cash) · SABR BioProject (Tony Conigliaro) · SABR BioProject (Norm Cash) · SABR BioProject (Willie Horton) · Baseball Almanac (Norm Cash)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 384 | 0 | 27 | 146 | 91 | 50 | 30 | 38 | 2 |
| SGC | 41 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 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 #218 card?
It is card #218 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tony Conigliaro, Norm Cash and Willie Horton. 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.