1967 Topps #159 Bruce Howard
About Bruce Howard
Card #159 in the 1967 Topps set, issued in the second series, shows Howard with the White Sox. His results slipped that season: he went 3-10 with a 3.43 ERA in 30 appearances, 17 as a starter, over 112.2 innings, striking out 76.
Bruce Ernest Howard, a right-handed pitcher born in Salisbury, Maryland, reached the majors with the Chicago White Sox in September 1963 after his amateur days at Villanova University. Over six seasons with the White Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Washington Senators, he compiled a 26-31 record with a 3.18 ERA in 120 appearances, striking out 349 batters across 528 and two-thirds innings, with seven complete games, four shutouts and one save. In 1966, his only winning season as a full-time member of the rotation, he went 9-5 with a 2.30 ERA for Chicago. The White Sox traded him to Baltimore along with Don Buford and Roger Nelson in November 1967, in the deal that brought Luis Aparicio back to Chicago; the Orioles later sent him to Washington for Fred Valentine in June 1968. Howard batted from both sides while throwing right-handed. He was never selected to an All-Star team and is not enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. His son, David Howard, also played in the major leagues.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 263 | 11 | 32 | 142 | 55 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 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 #159 card?
It is card #159 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bruce Howard of the Chicago White Sox.
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.