1968 Topps #524 Andy Kosco
About Andy Kosco
Claimed by the Yankees in the Rule 5 draft, Kosco had his best season to that point in 1968, appearing in 131 games split between the outfield and first base and hitting .240 with 15 home runs and 59 RBI. He later said he loved his time in pinstripes and being around Mickey Mantle. His 1968 Topps #524 card, from the set's sixth series, pictures him as a Yankee.
Andy Kosco was an outfielder and first baseman out of Youngstown, Ohio, signed by Detroit in 1959 for a $62,500 bonus after a huge senior season at Struthers High School. Released by the Tigers in 1964, he caught on with the Minnesota Twins, tore up Triple-A Denver, and debuted in the majors in August 1965 during Minnesota's pennant run. Over a ten-year career he played for the Twins, Yankees, Dodgers, Brewers, Angels, Red Sox and Reds, his best power seasons coming with New York in 1968 and Los Angeles in 1969. He reached the postseason once, with the 1973 Reds in the NLCS. After retiring he finished a bachelor's degree at Youngstown State and went into the insurance business with his sons.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 294 | 10 | 81 | 131 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 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. 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 #524 card?
It is card #524 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Andy Kosco of the New York Yankees.
Is 1968 Topps #524 a scarce card?
It is from the sixth print series (cards 458-533). Together with series 7 it forms the #458-598 block that hobby sources price at a modest premium; several catalogs call these cards high numbers outright.
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.