1967 Topps #185 Ken Holtzman
About Ken Holtzman
In 1967 Holtzman served six months of Illinois National Guard duty, limiting him to weekend passes back to the Cubs; he still went 9-0 with a 2.53 ERA over 12 games, winning all four starts he made after being activated. His 1967 Topps card, #185 in the second series, is his rookie card with the Chicago Cubs.
Kenneth Dale Holtzman, born November 3, 1945, in St. Louis, Missouri, was a left-handed pitcher who spent 15 major league seasons (1965-1979) with the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees. Drafted by the Cubs in the fourth round of the 1965 draft out of the University of Illinois, he broke into the rotation in 1966 and quickly became the ace of a rebuilding Cubs staff, throwing no-hitters against the Atlanta Braves in 1969 and the Cincinnati Reds in 1971. Traded to Oakland after the 1971 season for outfielder Rick Monday, Holtzman joined a staff anchored by Vida Blue and Catfish Hunter and helped the Athletics win three consecutive World Series titles from 1972 through 1974, making two All-Star teams and winning 21 games in 1973. He finished his career with a 174-150 record, a 3.49 ERA and 1,601 strikeouts across 451 games.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 379 | 4 | 52 | 166 | 88 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 30 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 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 #185 card?
It is card #185 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ken Holtzman of the Chicago Cubs.
Is 1967 Topps #185 a rookie card?
Yes - #185 is the 1967 Topps rookie card of Ken Holtzman.
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.