1967 Topps #431 Ted Uhlaender
About Ted Uhlaender
Coming off his rookie year, Uhlaender raised his average 32 points to .258 in 1967 while patrolling center field for the Twins, leading American League center fielders with a .996 fielding percentage. Card #431, from series 5, is a solo Twins issue reflecting his full-time role as the club's everyday center fielder.
Ted Uhlaender was a left-handed-hitting outfielder who spent eight seasons in the majors with the Twins, Indians and Reds from 1965 to 1972. A Baylor product signed by Twins scout Buddy Hancken, he worked his way through the minors as a converted catcher before winning the Pacific Coast League batting title at Denver in 1965. He took over as Minnesota's starting center fielder in mid-1966 and held the job for four seasons, posting his best average of that stretch, .283, in the pitcher-dominated 1968 season. Known for smooth, effortless range in center, he led American League center fielders in fielding percentage in 1967. Minnesota traded him to Cleveland after the 1969 season in a deal that also sent Graig Nettles and Dean Chance away for Luis Tiant and Stan Williams. He closed his career as a reserve outfielder with the pennant-winning 1972 Reds. He finished with a .263 career average and later coached and scouted in professional baseball. He is the father of Olympic skeleton competitor Katie Uhlaender.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 261 | 4 | 34 | 145 | 49 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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 #431 card?
It is card #431 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ted Uhlaender of the Minnesota Twins.
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.