1967 Topps #453 Aurelio Monteagudo
About Aurelio Monteagudo
The Reds signed Monteagudo in February 1967 and this card lists him with Cincinnati, but they conditionally sold his contract to a White Sox affiliate that May, and he made one MLB appearance that July pitching 1.1 innings for Chicago before the Reds re-signed him. This card belongs to the set's fifth print series.
Aurelio Monteagudo was a Cuban right-handed pitcher who reached the majors with the Kansas City Athletics and went on to appear for the Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals and California Angels across parts of seven big-league seasons. He signed with the Athletics as a teenager in 1961 and worked his way up through their farm system, striking out 205 batters for Triple-A Portland in 1963 before his September call-up. His fastest path to the majors ran through relief work, and he bounced between the Athletics' rotation and bullpen and the Pacific Coast League for several years before being sold to Houston in 1966. After stops in the Reds and White Sox systems, he returned to the majors with Kansas City's expansion Royals in 1970 and closed out his big-league career with the Angels in 1973. He spent the following decade pitching in the Mexican League and 20 winters in Venezuela, later coaching in the Angels' minor-league system, and was inducted into the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 246 | 2 | 33 | 132 | 39 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 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. 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 #453 card?
It is card #453 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Aurelio Monteagudo of the Cincinnati Reds.
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.
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