1967 Topps #551 Doug Camilli
One of the 22 cards in the 1967 high-number series that Topps double printed, which makes it noticeably easier to find than the rest of that final run.
About Doug Camilli
Number 551 sits in the seventh series with the rest of the high numbers, but Topps double printed this one, so it turns up far more easily than its neighbors - a gift to anyone building the run. Camilli backed up Casanova all year, 30 games and a .183 average, with a demotion to Triple-A Hawaii always in the air; if he had to go to the minors, he said, Hawaii was the place to be. Washington released him in 1968.
Douglas Joseph Camilli was born September 22, 1936, in Philadelphia, where his father, first baseman Dolph Camilli, was closing out a season with the Phillies; five years later the elder Camilli was the National League's Most Valuable Player for Brooklyn. The family lived in California, and Doug played three sports at Santa Rosa High School before Stanford coach Jack Shepard turned him into a catcher. He signed with the Brooklyn organization and turned pro in 1957, then reached Los Angeles late in 1960 and singled off Juan Marichal in his first big-league game. Across nine seasons with the Dodgers and Senators he was almost always the backup, first behind John Roseboro in Los Angeles and later behind Paul Casanova in Washington. He caught Sandy Koufax's third no-hitter in 1964, wore a World Series ring from 1963 without ever appearing in a Series game, and finished a .199 hitter with 153 hits, 18 home runs and 80 runs batted in over 313 games. He retired into coaching with Washington in 1968, was activated for one last game in September 1969 when the club ran out of catchers, then spent 1970 through 1992 with the Boston Red Sox as a bullpen coach and later a minor-league manager and roving catching instructor. He died March 17, 2026, at 89.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 539 | 5 | 65 | 268 | 122 | 44 | 23 | 12 | 0 |
| SGC | 38 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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 #551 card?
It is card #551 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Doug Camilli of the Washington Senators.
Is 1967 Topps #551 a scarce card?
It is a high number card from the seventh and last print series, #534-609 - the scarce end of the set, holding both Hall of Fame rookies (Carew #569, Seaver #581). Twenty-two of the 76 are accepted double prints, so scarcity varies card by card inside the run. It is also a double print card (26 cards: #1, #30, #100, the #531 checklist and 22 high numbers). Cards printed twice on the sheet, so more plentiful than their neighbours: #1 The Champs, #30 Al Kaline, #100 Frank Robinson, the #531 seventh-series checklist, and 22 of the 76 high numbers (#534, 537, 539, 542, 547, 548, 550, 551, 554, 556, 559, 562, 564, 566, 569, 582, 588, 589, 596, 599, 601, 608), Carew #569 included. A high number that is also a double print is easier than its series suggests.
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.