1967 Topps #352 Ray Oyler
About Ray Oyler
New manager Mayo Smith moved McAuliffe to second base to install Oyler as the regular shortstop, and owner John Fetzer later called it Smith's best move. Nagging leg trouble forced Oyler to split time with Dick Tracewski, but he lifted his average to a career-best .207 with 29 RBI and led the Tigers with 15 sacrifice bunts as Detroit chased the pennant into the final week. This 1967 Topps card is a print series 4 issue.
Ray Oyler made his name with his glove, not his bat. A Marine veteran out of Indianapolis, he signed with Detroit in 1960 and spent five seasons climbing the farm system before sticking as the Tigers' shortstop in the mid-1960s. Managers and teammates raved about his range and hands - Dick McAuliffe called him the best shortstop he ever played with - but his bat never caught up, and his .175 career average is the lowest on record for any player with over 1,000 at-bats since the deadball era. Oyler's defense held down short for Detroit's pennant contenders of 1967 and the 1968 World Series champions, even as manager Mayo Smith ultimately benched him for the Series to get Mickey Stanley's bat into the lineup at short. Drafted by the expansion Seattle Pilots in 1969, he closed his career in 1970 with the California Angels. He died in 1981 at age 42.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 307 | 1 | 64 | 171 | 42 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 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 #352 card?
It is card #352 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ray Oyler of the Detroit Tigers.
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.