1967 Topps #259 Don Dennis
About Don Dennis
Card #259 in Topps' third print series shows Dennis with the Chicago White Sox after St. Louis traded him and outfielder Walt Williams to Chicago that December for catcher Johnny Romano. Dennis never appeared in a major league game for the White Sox; he spent 1967 with their Indianapolis affiliate, going 5-5 with a 3.52 ERA, closing out his playing career in the high minors a few years later.
Don Dennis was a right-handed relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1965 and 1966. A Kansas native and Emporia State product, he signed with St. Louis in 1961 and worked his way up through Winnipeg, Tulsa and Jacksonville before a midseason 1965 callup. He went 2-3 with a 2.29 ERA and six saves as a rookie, good enough to earn St. Louis Rookie of the Year honors from the local BBWAA chapter. In 1966 he won the first game ever played at Busch Memorial Stadium, though a spring shoulder injury and inconsistent form left him at 4-2 with a 4.98 ERA. That December the Cardinals traded him to the Chicago White Sox, but he never pitched in the majors again, closing out his career in the high minors before returning to Kansas. In two big league seasons he was 6-5 with a 3.69 ERA and eight saves in 79 games.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 430 | 4 | 152 | 207 | 44 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 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 #259 card?
It is card #259 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Don Dennis 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.