1966 Topps #447 Dick Ellsworth
The photo is not Ellsworth. It shows Ken Hubbs, the Cubs second baseman who died in a February 1964 plane crash, and Topps never corrected the card.
Uncorrected error: The photo is the late Ken Hubbs, not Dick Ellsworth - Hubbs died in a February 1964 plane crash and Topps never corrected the card
About Dick Ellsworth
Number 447 sits in the sixth series and reports a 1965 that repeated the shape of 1964: a 10-4, 3.23 start, another late fade, 14-15 with a 3.81 ERA. The front is what collectors know it for. The player pictured is not Ellsworth but Ken Hubbs, the Cubs second baseman who won the 1962 National League Rookie of the Year award and died piloting a small plane near Provo, Utah in February 1964. Topps never corrected it.
Richard Clark Ellsworth was born March 22, 1940, in Lusk, Wyoming, and grew up in Fresno, California, where he went 15-0 as a senior on a Fresno High staff that also produced Jim Maloney and Pat Corrales. Cubs scout Gene Handley signed him in June 1958, outbidding the Phillies, and the 18-year-old left-hander made his major-league debut nine days later, at Cincinnati on June 22. Back for good in 1960, he held a Cubs rotation spot for seven seasons: 20 losses in 1962, then 22 wins the next summer, the first Cubs 20-game winner in 18 years, which brought the Associated Press Comeback Player of the Year award and induction into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame. He was an All-Star in 1964. Traded to Philadelphia for Ray Culp, he later pitched for the Red Sox, Indians and Brewers and retired in 1971 at 115-137 with a 3.72 ERA and 1,140 strikeouts over 13 seasons. He sold real estate in Fresno, bought into the Fresno Grizzlies, and died there on October 10, 2022. His son Steve pitched for the Red Sox.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 295 | 0 | 26 | 167 | 70 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 #447 card?
It is Dick Ellsworth's Chicago Cubs card, #447 in the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set - but the photograph shows the late Ken Hubbs, not Ellsworth.
Does 1966 Topps #447 have an error?
The photo is the late Ken Hubbs, not Dick Ellsworth - Hubbs died in a February 1964 plane crash and Topps never corrected the card.
Why is #447 harder to find?
It is from the sixth print series, #447-522 - noticeably tougher than the first five. Nothing in #447-522 is short-printed.
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.