1966 Topps #548 Gary Kroll
All four published short-print lists include this high number.
About Gary Kroll
By the time his 1966 Topps card appeared, Kroll had been traded from the Mets to the Houston Astros that January in exchange for outfielder Johnny Weekly and cash, and he pitched sparingly out of Houston's bullpen before being optioned to the minors that June. Card #548 comes from print series seven, a high number in the set that pictures him with the Astros.
Gary Kroll was a 6-foot-6 right-hander out of Culver City, California, who signed with the Phillies in 1959 for a $1,000 bonus after never having pitched competitively. He threw two no-hitters in the low minors and once struck out 309 batters in a single season, but control problems and injuries kept him bouncing between four organizations. Kroll debuted for the Phillies on July 26, 1964, and was traded to the Mets less than two weeks later in the deal that brought Frank Thomas to Philadelphia. His only full big-league season came in 1965 with New York, where he went 6-6 with a complete game and his only save. The Mets sent him to Houston that winter, and he later pitched for Cleveland before finishing his career with Tulsa of the American Association in 1971. Over parts of four seasons he went 6-7 with a 4.24 ERA in 71 games. After baseball he settled in Tulsa and worked in the insurance business.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 346 | 10 | 49 | 148 | 95 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 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 #548 card?
It is card #548 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gary Kroll of the Houston Astros.
Why is #548 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.