1967 Topps #478 Bob Humphreys
About Bob Humphreys
A sixth-series issue picturing Humphreys with the Senators, the club where he had settled in as a reliable bullpen arm. In 1967 he worked 48 games and 105.2 innings, going 6-2 with a 4.17 ERA and four saves for a Washington club built around a deep relief corps that leaned on him heavily in middle and late innings.
Bob Humphreys was a right-handed relief pitcher who spent parts of nine major league seasons, 1962 to 1970, with the Tigers, Cardinals, Cubs, Senators and Brewers. A Hampden-Sydney College graduate from Covington, Virginia, he broke into pro ball in 1958 and reached Detroit in 1962. He is best remembered for the 1964 St. Louis Cardinals, where a midseason call-up from Triple-A turned into a 2-0, 2.53 ERA season out of the bullpen and a scoreless ninth inning in Game Six of that year's World Series, a championship for St. Louis. After stops with the Cubs, he found his longest home with the Washington Senators from 1966 into 1970, relying on a cutter learned from teammate Frank Lary and later a knuckleball. He finished 27-21 with 20 saves and a 3.36 ERA in 319 games. After retiring he coached at Virginia Tech and worked as a minor league pitching instructor and coordinator for several organizations.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 249 | 2 | 55 | 124 | 44 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 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 #478 card?
It is card #478 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Humphreys of the Washington Senators.
Why is #478 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.