1967 Topps #498 Larry Dierker
About Larry Dierker
Dierker appeared in just 15 games in 1967, posting a 6-5 record with a 3.36 ERA and 68 strikeouts over 99 innings for Houston. His 1967 Topps card, #498, falls in the sixth print series, a run noticeably tougher to find than the first five.
Lawrence Edward Dierker signed with the Houston Colt .45s at 17, beating out a bidding war with other clubs, and struck out Willie Mays in his major-league debut on his 18th birthday in 1964. A right-hander with a long, durable frame, he anchored the Houston rotation through the late 1960s and 1970s, twice making the National League All-Star team, in 1969 and 1971. His finest season came in 1969, when he became the club's first 20-game winner with a 2.33 ERA and 20 complete games. On July 9, 1976 he no-hit the Montreal Expos at the Astrodome. Shoulder and rotator-cuff trouble shortened several later seasons before Houston traded him to St. Louis, where he pitched his final season in 1977. He finished with 139 career wins over 14 seasons and was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. Dierker later spent decades as an Astros broadcaster and, from 1997 to 2001, managed the club to four NL Central division titles in five years.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 276 | 0 | 18 | 149 | 79 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 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 #498 card?
It is card #498 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Larry Dierker of the Houston Astros.
Why is #498 harder to find?
It is from the sixth print series, #458-533 - noticeably tougher than the first five.
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.