1967 Topps #396 Atlanta Aces - Denis Menke / Tony Cloninger
On this card: Denis Menke, Tony Cloninger
About this card
This is one of the thirteen combo cards in the 1967 Topps set, each pairing two or more players under a headline - from #1 The Champs to #521 Bird Bombers - rather than giving one man his own card.
The story on this card
Card 396 pairs two Atlanta Braves teammates and roommates who had made headlines together in 1966, when Tony Cloninger hit two grand slams in one game using a bat borrowed from Denis Menke. Menke, the club's shortstop, came off a 1966 season batting .251 with 15 home runs and 60 RBI; in 1967, playing almost exclusively at shortstop, he hit .227 with 7 home runs and 39 RBI through an injury-plagued September, for a Braves team that suffered its first losing season in fifteen years. Cloninger, the staff's ace in 1965 with 24 wins, was sidelined for much of 1967 by a shoulder pull, an eye ailment, and a sore elbow, finishing 4-7 in 16 games with a 5.17 ERA. The card groups the pair as Atlanta Braves teammates rather than marking one feat.
An Iowa farm boy who signed for one of the biggest bonuses of the pre-draft era, Denis Menke played all four infield positions across 13 seasons and made the National League All-Star team twice as Houston's shortstop. Tony Cloninger was Milwaukee's power-armed staff ace, a 24-game winner in 1965, and the only pitcher in major-league history to hit two grand slams in one game - nine RBIs against the Giants on July 3, 1966.
Sources: Wikipedia (Denis Menke) · Wikipedia (Tony Cloninger) · SABR BioProject (Denis Menke) · SABR BioProject (Tony Cloninger) · Baseball Almanac (Denis Menke) · Baseball Almanac (Tony Cloninger)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 268 | 1 | 35 | 111 | 72 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 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. 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 #396 card?
It is card #396 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Denis Menke and Tony Cloninger. This is one of the thirteen combo cards in the 1967 Topps set, each pairing two or more players under a headline - from #1 The Champs to #521 Bird Bombers - rather than giving one man his own card.
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.