1967 Topps #254 Milt Pappas
The only card in the 1967 Topps set printed without a facsimile autograph on the front.
Uncorrected error: The only card in the set with no facsimile autograph
About Milt Pappas
Card 254, a series-3 Cincinnati card, catches Pappas at his best with the Reds: 16-13 with a 3.35 ERA and the most wins on the staff, matching the personal high he had reached in 1963 and 1964. Collectors chase the card for a different reason. It is the only one in the whole 1967 set that Topps printed without the player's facsimile signature on the front, an omission quiet enough that many set builders never spot it.
Milton Steven Pappas, born May 11, 1939, in Detroit to Greek immigrant parents, pitched 17 seasons in the majors from 1957 through 1973 as a control artist for the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs. Signed out of Detroit's Cooley High School for a $4,000 bonus, he got only a two-week taste of the minors before debuting at 18 in August 1957. He anchored Baltimore's young Kiddie Korps staff with Chuck Estrada, Steve Barber, Jack Fisher and Jerry Walker, won in double figures eleven straight seasons, and was an All-Star in 1962, when he pitched in both of that summer's two All-Star Games, and again in 1965, when he started the game. In December 1965 Baltimore sent him, Jack Baldschun and Dick Simpson to Cincinnati for Frank Robinson, remembered as one of the most lopsided trades ever made. He later pitched for the Braves and Cubs, no-hitting San Diego on September 2, 1972, and retired with 209 wins, 164 losses and a 3.40 ERA in 3,186 innings without ever winning 20 in a season. He is not in the National Baseball Hall of Fame; Baltimore elected him to the Orioles Hall of Fame in 1985. He died April 19, 2016, at 76.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 349 | 8 | 85 | 173 | 44 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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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Related cards
Team card: #407 Cincinnati Reds
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- #6 Dick Simpson
- #21 Dave Bristol
- #44 Joe Nuxhall
- #61 Gordy Coleman
- #80 Jim Maloney
- #96 Art Shamsky
- #114 Jack Baldschun
- #120 Floyd Robinson
- #135 Deron Johnson
- #158 Jimmy Coker
- #176 Sammy Ellis
- #202 Johnny Edwards
- #222 Reds 1967 Rookie Stars
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1967 Topps #254 card?
It is card #254 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Milt Pappas of the Cincinnati Reds.
Why is there no autograph on #254?
Milt Pappas #254 is the only card in the 1967 Topps set with no facsimile autograph across the photo; every other card in the set carries one. It was never corrected.
Does 1967 Topps #254 have an error?
The only card in the set with no facsimile autograph. It was never corrected, so there is no variation to chase - every copy of #254 reads the same way.
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.