1967 Topps #521 Bird Bombers - Boog Powell / Curt Blefary
On this card: Boog Powell, Curt Blefary
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 521, from series six, pairs the two men who shared Baltimore's first-base job in 1967 under the title Bird Bombers. Boog Powell had an off year that season, hitting .234 with 13 home runs as manager Hank Bauer cut his playing time, starting him in only 109 games. Curt Blefary, the 1965 American League Rookie of the Year, took over first base for much of the second half, splitting time between the outfield and first while batting .242 with 22 home runs and a career-high 81 RBIs. Both men were coming off the Orioles' 1966 World Series sweep of the Dodgers, and Topps grouped them as the club's home run threats even as their roles at first base shifted back and forth through the year. Both are shown representing the Baltimore Orioles.
Boog Powell - huge left-handed slugger who moved from left field to first base and became the power source of Baltimore's four pennant-winning lineups between 1966 and 1971, hitting alongside Frank and Brooks Robinson and taking the 1970 American League MVP Award. 1965 American League Rookie of the Year, Curt Blefary spent eight big-league seasons as a versatile outfielder, first baseman, and catcher, helping the Baltimore Orioles win the 1966 World Series before finishing his career with the Astros, Yankees, Athletics, and Padres.
Sources: Wikipedia (Boog Powell) · Wikipedia (Curt Blefary) · SABR BioProject (Boog Powell) · SABR BioProject (Curt Blefary)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 349 | 2 | 45 | 132 | 81 | 46 | 18 | 21 | 4 |
| SGC | 35 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 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 #521 card?
It is card #521 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Boog Powell and Curt Blefary. 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.
Why is #521 harder to find?
It is from the sixth print series, #458-533 - noticeably tougher than the first five.
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.