1967 Topps #121 Ed Bressoud
About Ed Bressoud
Card #121 is a second-series issue that still pictures Bressoud as a Met, and it is the only card of his eight in the decade printed as 'Ed' rather than 'Eddie.' The back reports 1966 in New York: .225 with 10 home runs, third most on the club, 49 RBI and 107 strikeouts in 133 games, 26 more strikeouts than anyone else on the team. He had started wearing eyeglasses at midseason on orders from the front office, and said he could finally see the spin on the ball. St. Louis traded for him on April 1, 1967, and he closed out his playing days as a late-inning defensive replacement in Games Two and Five of the World Series.
Eddie Bressoud (born Edward Francis Bressoud) was a shortstop who played twelve major league seasons, 1956-1967, with the New York and San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals. A Los Angeles native signed by the Giants out of George Washington High School in 1950, he served in the Marine Corps from January 1953 to January 1955 before debuting on June 14, 1956. Houston made him the first pick of the October 1961 expansion draft and dealt him to Boston that November for Don Buddin, and his bat came alive in Fenway Park: a career-high 68 RBI in 1962, 20 home runs in 1963, and in 1964 a .293 average and the lone All-Star nod of his career. He went to the Mets after the 1965 season and to St. Louis on April 1, 1967, finishing on the Cardinals' championship club before spending 24 years teaching and coaching at De Anza College, where he took over the baseball program that same fall. He retired with a .252 average, 94 home runs and 365 RBI across 1,186 games, 1,002 of them at shortstop.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 236 | 4 | 25 | 114 | 62 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1967 Topps #121 card?
It is card #121 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ed Bressoud of the New York Mets.
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.
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