1966 Topps #523 Bob Sadowski
About Bob Sadowski
Traded to the Boston Red Sox for his final major-league season, Sadowski pitched through arm miseries in 1966, working just 33.1 innings over 11 games and 5 starts. His lone Red Sox win came June 1, combining with Jose Santiago on a three-hit shutout of the Washington Senators at Fenway Park -- his last big-league victory. This 1966 Topps #523, a high number from the set's seventh print series, is his final Topps card and shows him with Boston.
Robert Sadowski was a right-handed pitcher from Pittsburgh who reached the majors with the Milwaukee Braves in 1963 after signing with the St. Louis Cardinals organization in 1958 and coming to Milwaukee in a trade that sent Lew Burdette to St. Louis. He split his four big-league seasons, 1963 to 1966, between starting and relieving for the Braves and, in his final year, the Boston Red Sox. His busiest season came in 1964, when he set career highs in wins, games, starts, saves and innings pitched. He also has the distinction of starting and winning the Braves' final home opener in Milwaukee, in April 1965. Arm trouble limited him in 1966, his last season, though he closed his career with a win in a combined three-hit shutout at Fenway Park. He finished with a 20-27 record, a 3.87 ERA and 257 strikeouts across 115 games.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 259 | 3 | 30 | 125 | 56 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 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 #523 card?
It is card #523 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Sadowski of the Boston Red Sox.
Why is #523 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the seventh and last print series, #523-598 - the scarce end of the set. Forty-three of its 76 cards are short prints, so scarcity is stated for the series as a whole.
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.