1966 Topps #330 Ron Fairly
About Ron Fairly
Wes Parker claimed first base in 1965, so Fairly went back to right field, where he had the stronger arm, and appeared in a career-high 158 games: .274, 9 home runs, 70 RBI. October made the season. He hit .379 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI as Los Angeles beat Minnesota in seven games. Alston's Game Seven choice of Sandy Koufax on two days of rest over Don Drysdale on three never bothered Fairly, who figured the more muscular Koufax simply needed longer to get loose; Koufax went the distance, striking out 10 in a 2-0 shutout. Card #330 is a fourth-series issue.
Ronald Ray Fairly was born July 12, 1938 in Macon, Georgia, and grew up in Long Beach, California. He played center field for Rod Dedeaux's USC Trojans in their 1958 College World Series title season, then signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for a $75,000 bonus offered through scout Harold "Lefty" Phillips, less money than the White Sox dangled but a chance to stay home. He debuted September 9, 1958 and stayed a Dodger for twelve seasons, learning right field from Carl Furillo and later taking Furillo's number six as a tribute. He hit left-handed with a short, compact swing. Fairly won World Series rings in 1959, 1963 and 1965 and lost a fourth Series in 1966, then went to the expansion Montreal Expos in a 1969 trade and revived his bat there, making All-Star teams for Montreal in 1973 and Toronto in 1977, the only player to represent both Canadian clubs. He also played for St. Louis, Oakland and California, finishing in 1978 with 2,442 games, 1,913 hits, 215 home runs, 1,044 RBI and a .266 average, the second man after Stan Musial with 1,000-plus games in both the outfield and the infield. He broadcast baseball from 1979 to 2006 and died October 30, 2019.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 182 | 1 | 18 | 89 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 #330 card?
It is card #330 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ron Fairly of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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.