1966 Topps #136 Woody Held
Printed as Woody on the front and back; his own spelling was Woodie.
Uncorrected error: Front and back read "Woody" Held - he signed Woodie
About Woody Held
Number 136, from the second series, is Held's first card as an Oriole. Baltimore acquired him from Washington on October 12, 1965, straight up for John Orsino, and got a bench man able to cover six different positions. The job cut his playing time to the bone: 56 games in 1966, only 82 at-bats, and a .207 average, a long way from the everyday lineup he had held in Cleveland. Topps prints the first name as Woody here too, though Held spelled it Woodie.
Woodson George Held was born March 25, 1932, in Sacramento, California, where he spent three seasons as batboy for the Pacific Coast League's Sacramento Solons and played every position but catcher over four varsity years at Sacramento High School. The family name was originally Heldt, changed to Held because people kept mispronouncing it. Yankees scout Joe Devine signed him for a $6,000 bonus in 1951, and he debuted as a September call-up in 1954. Traded to Kansas City in June 1957, he became the Athletics' starting center fielder and hit 20 home runs; exactly one year later he went to Cleveland in the deal that sent Roger Maris the other way. Manager Joe Gordon put him at shortstop, where Held became the first Indians shortstop to hit 20 homers in a season and did it three years running. He later filled in for Washington, Baltimore, California and Chicago, ending up with more than 100 career games at shortstop, second base, third base and all three outfield spots. He retired after 1969 at .240 with 179 home runs and 559 RBIs, ran a dude ranch at Dubois, Wyoming, and died there in 2009.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 201 | 2 | 28 | 89 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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 #136 card?
It is card #136 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Woody Held of the Baltimore Orioles.
Does 1966 Topps #136 have an error?
Front and back read "Woody" Held - he signed Woodie. It was never corrected, so there is no variation to chase - every copy of #136 reads the same way.
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.