1968 Topps #192 3rd Series Checklist 197-283
The third-series checklist (197-283), issued in series 2, pictures Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox; back text ties to Topps' companion Baseball Playing Card Game promotion.
About this card
The seven checklist cards (#67, 107, 192, 278, 356, 454, 518) each carry a player portrait in a circle beside the series title - Jim Kaat, Juan Marichal, Carl Yastrzemski, Orlando Cepeda, Ken Holtzman, Frank Robinson and Clete Boyer in order. Six of the seven exist in two states; #67 is the only checklist without a variation.
The story on this card
Card 192 is the set's third-series checklist, listing cards 197 through 283 for collectors checking off their sets; Topps printed it a series early, in the second series. Rather than a player card, it names Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox on the front to draw eyes to it, fresh off his 1967 AL Triple Crown and MVP season. The back ties into Topps' companion Baseball Playing Card Game promotion that ran alongside the regular set that year, and printers ran two back versions describing that insert, one reading Playing Card Game and the other simply Playing Card. Checklists like this one get chased by set builders for completion as much as for the star face on front, and Yastrzemski's presence makes this one of the more recognizable checklist cards in the set.
Sources: Wikipedia
Print variations
Two states of #192 are tracked individually: 192a - Special Bb Playing Card Game and 192b - Special Bb Playing Card. The difference is on the back of the card (back text).
States catalogued by the PSA master set registry; each is tracked here individually.
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192a - Special Bb Playing Card Game | |||||||||
| PSA | 223 | 6 | 27 | 60 | 57 | 31 | 20 | 22 | 0 |
| SGC | 78 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
| 192b - Special Bb Playing Card | |||||||||
| PSA | 333 | 5 | 53 | 102 | 66 | 41 | 27 | 39 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not designated by PSA | |||||||||
| PSA | 105 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
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. Where a grader registers a variation separately its population is listed under that variation; PSA slabs whose label names no variation are listed as not designated, while SGC slabs whose label names no variation are counted under 192a - Special Bb Playing Card Game. Slabs of the yellow team-letter #49 and #66 are 1968 Milton Bradley game cards and are not counted here.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1968 Topps #192 card?
It is card #192 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, 3rd Series Checklist 197-283. The seven checklist cards (#67, 107, 192, 278, 356, 454, 518) each carry a player portrait in a circle beside the series title - Jim Kaat, Juan Marichal, Carl Yastrzemski, Orlando Cepeda, Ken Holtzman, Frank Robinson and Clete Boyer in order. Six of the seven exist in two states; #67 is the only checklist without a variation.
Is there a third state of #192?
TCDB lists a third state, with the full "B" on the cap; the PSA master carries two states (Playing Card Game / Playing Card), so the third stays outside the tracked states.
Does 1968 Topps #192 have variations?
Yes. Two states are catalogued and tracked individually: 192a - Special Bb Playing Card Game (The back reads "Special Baseball Playing Card Game" - first-listed at PSA and BCP. On this back the panel below reads "To increase the scores of your games", the wording TCDB and Cardboard Connection use to name one of their two back-text states) and 192b - Special Bb Playing Card (The back reads "Special Baseball Playing Card" (no "Game"), and the panel below reads "To increase your scores". TCDB also catalogs a third, full-B-on-hat state that is outside the PSA master). Owning any one of them fills the #192 slot; the master set counts each state.
How many cards are in the 1968 Topps Baseball set?
598 cards, tracked as 606 collectible states. The numbers run from 1 to 598 without a gap and no printed number carries two different cards; eight cards - six of the seven checklists, #10 AL Pitching Leaders and #400 Mike McCormick - carry a catalogued print variation that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, BaseballCardPedia, Baseball Almanac, Beckett, 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.