1966 Topps #166 Chris Krug
About Chris Krug
Krug's 1966 season was his second with the Chicago Cubs, a brief 11-game stint, mostly behind the plate, that closed out his time in Chicago before he went unseen in the majors for two years and resurfaced with the expansion Padres in 1969. His 1966 Topps card, #166 from the set's second print series, is a recognized rookie card that pictures him with the Cubs.
Everett Ben Krug, known as Chris Krug, was a catcher born December 25, 1939, in Los Angeles, California. The St. Louis Cardinals signed him as an amateur free agent in 1958, and the Chicago Cubs drafted him out of the Cardinals system in the 1964 minor league draft. Krug reached the majors with the Cubs in 1965 and stayed through 1966 before finishing his career in 1969 with the expansion San Diego Padres. Across three big league seasons he appeared in 79 games, batting .192 with 5 home runs and 25 RBI. He was never selected to an All-Star team and is not a Hall of Fame inductee. Krug died on January 16, 2026, at age 86.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 209 | 4 | 44 | 95 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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. 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 #166 card?
It is card #166 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Chris Krug of the Chicago Cubs.
Is 1966 Topps #166 a rookie card?
Yes - #166 is the 1966 Topps rookie card of Chris Krug.
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.