1967 Topps #556 Al Weis
Double-printed inside the 1967 high-number series, one of the 22 high numbers that got the extra printing, so it turns up a little more often than the single-printed cards in that run.
About Al Weis
Weis was hitting .245 and the White Sox were in the middle of the famous four-team American League race with Boston, Detroit and Minnesota when his 1967 ended abruptly on June 27: Baltimore's Frank Robinson slid hard into second to break up a double play and broke Weis' leg. He finished with 50 games and 53 at-bats, and on December 15 Chicago sent him and center fielder Tommie Agee to the Mets for Tommy Davis, Jack Fisher, Buddy Booker and Billy Wynne. Card #556 is a seventh-series high number, though it was double-printed inside that series, which makes it a shade easier to run down than its neighbors.
Albert John Weis, known to his teammates as Weasel, was a slender infielder who switch-hit for most of his career and played ten major league seasons for the Chicago White Sox and New York Mets between 1962 and 1971. Born in Franklin Square, New York, and raised in Bethpage, he graduated from Farmingdale High School in 1955 and joined the Navy at seventeen; the White Sox spotted him on the base team at Naval Station Norfolk and signed him as an amateur free agent in 1959. Four seasons in the farm system produced a .266 average and a September call-up in 1962, and he settled in as Chicago's utility man behind second baseman Nellie Fox and shortstop Ron Hansen. Traded to the Mets in December 1967 with center fielder Tommie Agee, Weis was acquired by manager Gil Hodges chiefly for his glove. A career .219 hitter with seven home runs in 800 games, he authored one of the great postseason surprises in October 1969, leading all batters in the World Series at .455 and taking the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America's Babe Ruth Award as the Series' outstanding player. Released by the Mets on July 1, 1971, he and his wife, Barbara, raised their family in Elmhurst, Illinois.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 432 | 4 | 55 | 195 | 111 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 0 |
| SGC | 34 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 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. PSA registers a row for every one of the 624 states; SGC lists no separate row for the #149 white-streak state.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1967 Topps #556 card?
It is card #556 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Al Weis of the Chicago White Sox.
Is 1967 Topps #556 a scarce card?
It is a high number card from the seventh and last print series, #534-609 - the scarce end of the set, holding both Hall of Fame rookies (Carew #569, Seaver #581). Twenty-two of the 76 are accepted double prints, so scarcity varies card by card inside the run. It is also a double print card (26 cards: #1, #30, #100, the #531 checklist and 22 high numbers). Cards printed twice on the sheet, so more plentiful than their neighbours: #1 The Champs, #30 Al Kaline, #100 Frank Robinson, the #531 seventh-series checklist, and 22 of the 76 high numbers (#534, 537, 539, 542, 547, 548, 550, 551, 554, 556, 559, 562, 564, 566, 569, 582, 588, 589, 596, 599, 601, 608), Carew #569 included. A high number that is also a double print is easier than its series suggests.
How many cards are in the 1967 Topps Baseball set?
609 cards, tracked as 624 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 609 without a gap - no number was skipped and none was used twice - and 15 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, BaseballCardPedia, 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 2026-10-12.