1967 Topps #232 Don Buford
About Don Buford
Buford appears on two 1967 Topps cards with the White Sox: #143, a combination card shared with third baseman Pete Ward, and his solo card #232. Moved back to second base during Chicago's tight four-team pennant race, Buford hit .241 while drawing enough walks to remain a table-setter as the White Sox fell just short in the season's final week.
Don Buford was a switch-hitting infielder-outfielder who broke in with the Chicago White Sox in 1963 after leading the International League in hitting at Indianapolis. Undersized at 5-foot-7, he grew up in Southern California and starred in both football and baseball at USC before signing with Chicago. He spent his first five seasons shuttling between second and third base for the White Sox, drawing walks and running the bases well even while his defense drew criticism. Traded to Baltimore after the 1967 season, Buford was moved to the outfield and installed as leadoff hitter by new manager Earl Weaver in 1968, a switch that unlocked his best years. He anchored the Orioles' leadoff spot through three straight pennant-winning seasons, scoring 99 runs in each of 1969, 1970 and 1971, and made his only All-Star team in 1971. He later played four seasons in Japan before working in personnel and later returning to baseball as a manager and coach.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 306 | 3 | 33 | 192 | 48 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 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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Related cards
More Don Buford in this set: #143 Combo
Team card: #573 Chicago White Sox
More Chicago White Sox cards:
- #9 Ron Hansen
- #29 Tom McCraw
- #52 Dennis Higgins
- #67 Ken Berry
- #81 Eddie Stanky
- #107 Joel Horlen
- #143 Sox Sockers
- #159 Bruce Howard
- #178 John Buzhardt
- #208 Jack Lamabe
- #233 American League 1966 ERA Leaders
- #259 Don Dennis
- #286 Wayne Causey
- #310 Gary Peters
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1967 Topps #232 card?
It is card #232 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Don Buford 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.