1967 Topps #212 Chris Zachary
About Chris Zachary
Zachary's 1967 card comes from what would be his last season in a Houston uniform for several years. He appeared in nine games for the Astros, seven as a starter, over 36 innings, closing out a three-year run in which he shuttled between Houston and Triple-A. He would not return to the majors until the Kansas City Royals picked him up for their 1969 expansion roster.
Chris Zachary was a right-handed pitcher from Knoxville, Tennessee who spent nine seasons in the majors between 1963 and 1973. Signed by Houston, he made his debut in just the Colt .45s' third game of 1963, facing Willie Mays, Willie McCovey and Orlando Cepeda in his first inning of work. He stayed mostly in the minors after his rookie year, resurfacing briefly with the Astros, then moving through the Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates. His best big-league stretch came in 1972, when Detroit called him up from Toledo and he posted a 1.41 ERA out of Billy Martin's bullpen as the Tigers won the AL East, earning him his only postseason appearance that fall. He finished with a 10-29 career record and 184 strikeouts, and pitched several more seasons in the minors before retiring after 1974. He died in his hometown of Knoxville in 2003.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 352 | 4 | 58 | 232 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 #212 card?
It is card #212 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Chris Zachary of the Houston Astros.
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.