1968 Topps #526 Bill Denehy
About Bill Denehy
Denehy opened his Senators tenure in the March 7 spring opener against the Yankees, allowing only a wind-blown single by Tom Tresh in three innings. Despite a good spring he missed the rotation, appeared in three April games for two innings and a 9.00 ERA, and spent most of the season in the minors. His 1968 Topps #526 shows him as a Senator; it comes from the sixth series.
William Francis Denehy was a right-handed pitcher from Middletown, Connecticut, who signed with the New York Mets out of high school in September 1964 for a package of about $20,000. He rose quickly through the Mets system, earning an all-star nod at Class-A Auburn in 1965 and posting a 1.97 ERA at Double-A Williamsport in 1966 before a strong 1967 spring training won him the fifth spot in the Mets rotation. He debuted on April 16, 1967, striking out eight, then pitched through shoulder pain that was eventually traced to a torn muscle near his armpit. That November the Mets sent Denehy and $100,000 to the Washington Senators for manager Gil Hodges, a deal that released Hodges from his Senators contract so he could take over the Mets. Denehy pitched sparingly for Washington in 1968 and spent most of that year and the next in the minors before returning with the 1971 Detroit Tigers, appearing in 31 games, all but one in relief. He retired after the 1973 season with a career record of 1-10 and a 4.56 ERA over 49 games. He later coached in the Red Sox minor-league system and was head coach at the University of Hartford, and also worked in real estate, television and radio.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 224 | 11 | 54 | 113 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 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. 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 #526 card?
It is card #526 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Denehy of the Washington Senators.
Is 1968 Topps #526 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.