1967 Topps #502 Derrell Griffith
About Derrell Griffith
By the time his 1967 Topps card, #502 in the sixth series, reached shelves, it pictured Griffith with the Houston Astros, whose farm system he was playing out his last professional season in after the Dodgers traded him to the Mets and he failed to stick there. It closed out his run of Topps cardboard as his playing career wound down in the minors.
Robert Derrell Griffith was an outfielder and third baseman who spent parts of four seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, from a one-game callup in September 1963 through 1966. Born in Anadarko, Oklahoma, he batted left and threw right, attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University, and signed with the Dodgers before the 1962 season after strong showings at every minor league level. His only extended big league stretch came in 1964, when he started 35 games at third base and 29 more in the outfield, hitting .290 with four home runs and 16 doubles. He got a shot at the everyday left field job in 1965 after Tommy Davis broke an ankle, but lost it within weeks and returned to Triple-A. A shoulder injury suffered in 1966, which he kept private for decades, limited him to one more hit before he went back to the minors. The Dodgers traded him with Tommy Davis to the New York Mets after 1966; he never stuck in the majors again and closed out his career in the Astros' and Braves' farm systems in 1967. He finished with a .260 career average over 124 games.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 217 | 3 | 38 | 107 | 37 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 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 #502 card?
It is card #502 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Derrell Griffith of the Houston Astros.
Why is #502 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.