1967 Topps #209 Joe Nossek
About Joe Nossek
Nossek spent the full 1967 season with the Athletics, appearing in 87 games and batting .205, valued more for his glove than his bat under manager Alvin Dark. This third-series card documents him as an established member of Kansas City's outfield mix that year.
Joe Nossek was an outfielder who broke in with the Minnesota Twins in 1964 after starring at Ohio University and working his way up through Charlotte, Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta in the Twins system. A light hitter but a sharp defender, he served as a backup outfielder on Minnesota's 1965 pennant winner, starting in center field for most of that year's World Series against the Dodgers. Waived to Kansas City in 1966, he logged his heaviest playing time with the Athletics through 1967, then closed out his six-year career in brief stints with Oakland and St. Louis. Teammates called him 'Coffee and Juice' for his light eating habits. Nossek finished with a .228 career average, three home runs and 53 RBI over 295 games, and went on to a long second career as a big-league coach, prized for his skill at stealing opposing signs.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 253 | 4 | 38 | 147 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 #209 card?
It is card #209 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Joe Nossek of the Kansas City Athletics.
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.