1966 Topps #241 Dennis Ribant
About Dennis Ribant
Card #241, part of Topps' third series, catches Ribant in his best big-league season. In 1966 he became the first full-time starting pitcher in Mets history to post a winning record, going 11-9 with a 3.20 ERA across 39 games and 26 starts, helping New York avoid the National League cellar for the first time in franchise history.
Dennis Ribant grew up on Detroit's near east side, where his father, a bakery foreman, taught him a curveball while Dennis and neighborhood friends sharpened their control throwing at a strike zone outlined on a schoolyard wall. A two-sport talent, he also played hockey for the Hamilton Red Wings before a dislocated elbow and interest from the Milwaukee Braves organization pointed him toward baseball full time. Signed by Milwaukee scout Ray Garland, he threw a nine-inning perfect game for Class D Quad Cities in 1961 and was named Midwest League Rookie of the Year. The Mets acquired him from the Braves' farm system in August 1964, and he made his major league debut the very next day. In 1966 he became the first full-time starting pitcher in Mets history to post a winning record, going 11-9, before trades sent him on to Pittsburgh, Detroit, the Chicago White Sox, St. Louis and Cincinnati. He closed out a six-year major league career in 1969.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 230 | 0 | 33 | 124 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 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 #241 card?
It is card #241 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dennis Ribant of the New York Mets.
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.