1968 Topps #2 American League 1967 Batting Leaders - Carl Yastrzemski / Frank Robinson / Al Kaline
On this card: Carl Yastrzemski, Frank Robinson, Al Kaline
About this card
Cards #1-12 are the League Leaders subset: twelve horizontal cards, each listing the top three or four finishers in one 1967 statistical category, the National League card first and the American League card second in each pair.
The story on this card
Card #2 in the 1968 Topps set is the American League Batting Leaders board, part of the League Leaders subset. Carl Yastrzemski tops the list after his 1967 Triple Crown season, when he hit .326 with 44 home runs and 121 RBIs to carry the Red Sox to the pennant and win AL MVP almost unanimously. Behind him is Frank Robinson, who batted .311 for the Orioles in 1967 after having won his own Triple Crown the year before. Rounding out the trio is Al Kaline, who hit .308 for the Tigers in 1967 despite missing a month with a broken hand. The card presents the three as the league's top hitters from that season, with Boston, Baltimore and Detroit all represented on the front.
Carl Yastrzemski, 'Yaz,' gave Boston all 23 of his seasons, following Ted Williams in left field. He won the 1967 Triple Crown and MVP, three batting titles, seven Gold Gloves and 18 All-Star nods, and reached Cooperstown on the first ballot in 1989. Frank Robinson - Cincinnati's 1961 National League MVP, then Baltimore's 1966 American League Triple Crown winner, MVP and World Series MVP after one of baseball's most lopsided trades; nicknamed "the Judge," he later became the majors' first Black manager. Mr. Tiger: Al Kaline gave the Detroit Tigers 22 seasons, most of them in right field, won the American League batting title at 20 in 1955, took home ten Gold Gloves and finished with 3,007 hits and 399 home runs.
Sources: Wikipedia (Carl Yastrzemski) · Wikipedia (Frank Robinson) · Wikipedia (Al Kaline) · SABR BioProject (Frank Robinson) · SABR BioProject (Al Kaline) · Baseball Almanac (Carl Yastrzemski) · Baseball Almanac (Frank Robinson) · Baseball Almanac (Al Kaline)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,185 | 7 | 62 | 222 | 219 | 199 | 180 | 293 | 3 |
| SGC | 219 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 35 | 34 | 51 | 79 | 3 |
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. Slabs of the yellow team-letter #49 and #66 are 1968 Milton Bradley game cards and are not counted here.
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Related cards
Team cards: #334 Baltimore Orioles, #528 Detroit Tigers
More Boston Red Sox cards:
- #4 American League 1967 RBI Leaders
- #6 American League 1967 Home Run Leaders
- #10 American League 1967 Pitching Leaders
- #12 American League 1967 Strikeout Leaders
- #26 Darrell Brandon
- #43 Gary Bell
More Baltimore Orioles cards:
- #4 American League 1967 RBI Leaders
- #20 Brooks Robinson
- #42 Larry Haney
- #56 Orioles 1968 Rookie Stars
- #82 Sam Bowens
- #97 Tom Phoebus
More Detroit Tigers cards:
- #10 American League 1967 Pitching Leaders
- #22 Pat Dobson
- #40 Denny McLain
- #58 Ed Mathews
- #78 Jim Northrup
- #113 Tigers 1968 Rookie Stars
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1968 Topps #2 card?
It is card #2 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Carl Yastrzemski, Frank Robinson and Al Kaline. Cards #1-12 are the League Leaders subset: twelve horizontal cards, each listing the top three or four finishers in one 1967 statistical category, the National League card first and the American League card second in each pair.
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.