1967 Topps #145 Larry Brown
About Larry Brown
Playing injury-free for new manager Joe Adcock, Brown started 150 games at shortstop in 1967, providing steady glovework, he ranked among AL leaders in putouts and double plays, while his .227 average tracked closely with the era's depressed league norms. Adcock reportedly told him not to worry about his batting line and simply catch the ball. His 1967 Topps card is a print series 2 issue with the Cleveland Indians.
Larry Brown was a gritty, defensively versatile infielder who carved out a twelve-year major league career built on a rifle arm and sure hands rather than a big bat. Signed by Cleveland out of a Lake Worth, Florida high school, he worked his way up through the minors before debuting with the Indians in 1963. He spent most of his career at shortstop and second base for Cleveland, later moving around the infield as a veteran utilityman for Oakland, Baltimore, and Texas. Teammates and beat writers alike praised his acrobatic fielding and team-first attitude even as his batting average hovered in the .220s and .230s most seasons. He reached the postseason only briefly, appearing in the 1973 ALCS with Baltimore. Off the field he was known for strumming guitar in the clubhouse alongside teammates. He finished with 1,129 career games, a .233 batting average, 47 home runs, and 254 RBI before retiring after the 1974 season.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 212 | 1 | 24 | 111 | 41 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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 #145 card?
It is card #145 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Larry Brown of the Cleveland Indians.
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.