1967 Topps #117 Darrell Brandon
Some copies show faint lettering in the sky near the pitcher's forearm; this is a minor printing variation, not a separately listed card.
About Darrell Brandon
1967 Topps #117 pictures Brandon with the Red Sox in the set's second print series. That year he was part of Boston's pennant-winning staff, going 5-11 with a 4.17 ERA in 39 games, working mostly as a spot starter before moving to the bullpen. Collectors have noted two printed sky backgrounds behind him on this card, one plain and one with faint lettering near his forearm, though the difference is not treated as a separately listed variety.
Darrell G. Brandon, a right-handed pitcher from Nacogdoches, Texas, reached the major leagues in 1966 after eight seasons working his way up through four organizations. Signed originally as an outfielder, he converted to pitching in the low minors and picked up the nickname "Bucky" while playing class D ball, after buying a glove with the name carved into it from a teammate. Brandon debuted with the Boston Red Sox in 1966 and turned in his best season as a rookie, then remained with Boston through the pennant-winning 1967 season before a shoulder injury that September ended his year and kept him out of the World Series. Arm trouble limited him in 1968, and he moved on to the Seattle Pilots and then the Minnesota Twins. He found a steadier role as a reliever with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1971 to 1973, closing out a seven-year career spent with four American League and National League clubs. After retiring he ran a pitching school in New Jersey and later taught young pitchers in Massachusetts for more than two decades.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 307 | 3 | 46 | 148 | 68 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 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 #117 card?
It is card #117 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Darrell Brandon of the Boston Red Sox.
Does #117 Darrell Brandon have a variation?
The Trading Card Database catalogs two states - plain sky and "DI" visible in the sky by the left forearm - but PSA's master set does not split the card, so it is listed here as one card with a note rather than as two tracked states.
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.