1967 Topps #244 National League 1966 Home Run Leaders - Hank Aaron / Richie Allen / Willie Mays
On this card: Hank Aaron, Richie Allen, Willie Mays
About this card
Cards #233-244 are the twelve League Leaders, printed mid-set: the 1966 leaders in ERA, pitching, strikeouts, batting, RBI and home runs, the American League card first and the National League card second in each pair. Sandy Koufax, who retired in November 1966, has no card of his own in the set; the National League cards #234, #236 and #238 picture him.
The story on this card
This League Leaders card recaps the 1966 National League home run race, topped by Hank Aaron with 44 for the Atlanta Braves, his third 44-homer season. Close behind was Richie Allen of the Philadelphia Phillies with 40, and Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants rounded out the trio with 37. All three were established NL sluggers at their peaks: Aaron had just moved with the Braves from Milwaukee to Atlanta's new stadium, Allen was coming off a season that also led the league in slugging, and Mays continued his Gold Glove defense in center field to go with his power at the plate. Part of Topps' third series for 1967, the card groups the three leaders under one design rather than individual portraits, letting collectors compare the league's top power threats side by side.
Hank Aaron was the Braves' right fielder and one of the greatest hitters in history, a 25-time All-Star who broke Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974 on his way to 755 career homers. Richie Allen - Philadelphia's young slugger, the 1964 National League Rookie of the Year and the 1972 American League Most Valuable Player with the White Sox, a seven-time All-Star who took his position in a batting helmet and became Crash. Willie Mays was the Say Hey Kid, the five-tool center fielder of the New York and San Francisco Giants: Rookie of the Year in 1951, Most Valuable Player in 1954 and 1965, twelve straight Gold Gloves, 660 home runs, Hall of Fame in 1979.
Sources: Wikipedia (Hank Aaron) · Wikipedia (Dick Allen) · Wikipedia (Willie Mays) · SABR BioProject (Hank Aaron) · SABR BioProject (Dick Allen) · SABR BioProject (Willie Mays) · Baseball Almanac (Hank Aaron) · Baseball Almanac (Willie Mays) · CBS Sports
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,718 | 0 | 51 | 344 | 292 | 326 | 263 | 437 | 5 |
| SGC | 628 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 55 | 127 | 155 | 256 | 6 |
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 #244 card?
It is card #244 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Hank Aaron, Richie Allen and Willie Mays. Cards #233-244 are the twelve League Leaders, printed mid-set: the 1966 leaders in ERA, pitching, strikeouts, batting, RBI and home runs, the American League card first and the National League card second in each pair. Sandy Koufax, who retired in November 1966, has no card of his own in the set; the National League cards #234, #236 and #238 picture him.
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.