1967 Topps #138 Dick Kelley
About Dick Kelley
Kelley made 39 appearances for Atlanta in 1967, mostly out of the bullpen, finishing 2-9 with a 3.77 ERA. His signature moment came on September 8 against the Phillies, when he entered in relief and struck out six batters in a row, tying the National League record for consecutive strikeouts by a reliever. This 1967 Topps card shows him with the Atlanta Braves.
Dick Kelley was a left-handed pitcher from Brighton, Massachusetts who spent parts of seven big-league seasons with the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres between 1964 and 1971. Signed by the Braves for a modest bonus after being spotted on the sandlots, he battled control problems and a circulatory issue in his pitching hand early on before reworking his offspeed pitches and screwball in the minors to stick as a big-league arm. His best season came in 1966, when he went 7-5 with a 3.22 ERA after being recalled from Richmond. In 1967 he tied a National League record by striking out six consecutive Phillies as a reliever. Selected by San Diego in the 1968 expansion draft, he became a full-time starter before shoulder tendinitis shortened his career. He finished 18-30 with a 3.39 ERA over 188 games, then ran a pitching school in Newport Beach, California after retiring.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 240 | 8 | 31 | 120 | 49 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 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 #138 card?
It is card #138 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dick Kelley of the Atlanta Braves.
Is #138 Dick Kelley part of a variation?
No. The "214 is Dick Kelley" wording is a line item inside the #191 checklist variation (#214 is Tom Kelley's card). Neither #138 nor #214 carries a variation of its own.
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.