1967 Topps #237 American League 1966 Strikeout Leaders - Sam McDowell / Jim Kaat / Earl Wilson
On this card: Sam McDowell, Jim Kaat, Earl Wilson
About this card
Cards #233-244 are the twelve League Leaders, printed mid-set: the 1966 leaders in ERA, pitching, strikeouts, batting, RBI and home runs, the American League card first and the National League card second in each pair. Sandy Koufax, who retired in November 1966, has no card of his own in the set; the National League cards #234, #236 and #238 picture him.
The story on this card
This League Leaders card in Topps' 1967 series 3 run recaps the top strikeout arms in the American League for 1966. Sam McDowell topped the league with 225 strikeouts for Cleveland, his second straight AL strikeout crown, though arm trouble held him to 194.1 innings and a 9-8 record that year. Jim Kaat was right behind with 205 for Minnesota, the same season he led the league outright in wins with 25 and complete games with 19, a Sporting News Pitcher of the Year campaign. Earl Wilson rounded out the trio with 200 strikeouts split between Boston and Detroit, going 18-11 overall after a June trade sent him from the Red Sox to the Tigers, where his ERA settled at a sharp 2.59 the rest of the way. The card credits each man's club at the time.
Sam McDowell, 'Sudden Sam,' was a hard-throwing Cleveland Indians left-hander and six-time All-Star who led the American League in strikeouts five times, capping it with a 20-win, 304-strikeout 1970 that made him The Sporting News AL Pitcher of the Year. Jim Kaat was the Twins' durable left-handed ace through the 1960s, a 283-game winner over a then-record 25 seasons who took 16 straight Gold Gloves and led the American League with 25 wins in 1966. Earl Wilson, a Louisiana right-hander, no-hit the Angels for Boston in 1962, tied for the American League lead with 22 wins for Detroit in 1967, and pitched for the 1968 world champion Tigers while ranking among the best home-run-hitting pitchers the game has had.
Sources: Wikipedia (Sam McDowell) · Wikipedia (Jim Kaat) · Wikipedia (Earl Wilson) · SABR BioProject (Sam Mcdowell) · SABR BioProject (Jim Kaat) · SABR BioProject (Earl Wilson) · National Baseball Hall of Fame · Baseball Almanac (Sam McDowell) · Baseball Almanac (Jim Kaat) · Baseball Almanac (Earl Wilson)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 355 | 0 | 42 | 172 | 69 | 28 | 20 | 23 | 1 |
| SGC | 42 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 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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Related cards
Team cards: #544 Cleveland Indians, #211 Minnesota Twins, #378 Detroit Tigers
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- #13 Joe Sparma
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- #72 Tigers 1967 Rookie Stars
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1967 Topps #237 card?
It is card #237 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Sam McDowell, Jim Kaat and Earl Wilson. Cards #233-244 are the twelve League Leaders, printed mid-set: the 1966 leaders in ERA, pitching, strikeouts, batting, RBI and home runs, the American League card first and the National League card second in each pair. Sandy Koufax, who retired in November 1966, has no card of his own in the set; the National League cards #234, #236 and #238 picture him.
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.