1966 Topps #501 John O'Donoghue
About John O'Donoghue
Traded from Kansas City to Cleveland in April 1966 along with cash for pitcher Ralph Terry, O'Donoghue began a two-year run with the Indians that saw him go a combined 14-17 with a 3.51 ERA. In his first Cleveland season he worked 32 games with 13 starts. This 1966 Topps card, a print series 6 issue, shows him in his new Cleveland uniform.
John O'Donoghue was a left-handed pitcher born October 7, 1939, in Kansas City, Missouri, who stood 6 feet 4 inches. He pitched for the University of Missouri, taking the mound twice in the 1958 College World Series championship series as the Tigers finished runner-up to USC, then signed with the Kansas City Athletics in 1959. After four rough minor league seasons he broke through in 1963 and debuted with the Athletics that September. He worked mainly as a starter through 1967, then shifted almost entirely to relief for the rest of his career, pitching for Cleveland, Baltimore, Seattle, Milwaukee, and Montreal. His finest outing came on August 19, 1967, a one-hit shutout of Detroit at Tiger Stadium. Over nine major league seasons he went 39-55 with a 4.07 ERA and 377 strikeouts, and he was named to the 1965 American League All-Star team, though he did not appear in the game. He also became a recurring figure in Jim Bouton's book Ball Four during his 1969 season with the Seattle Pilots.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 221 | 4 | 36 | 122 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 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 #501 card?
It is card #501 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing John O'Donoghue of the Cleveland Indians.
Why is #501 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.