1968 Topps #335 Bob Allison
About Bob Allison
Card #335, a series-4 issue in the 1968 set, reports Allison's 1967 comeback: a .258 average, 24 home runs and 75 RBI over 153 games. Minnesota, 25-25 early, took off under new manager Cal Ermer; in a July 16 doubleheader sweep of California, Allison went 3-for-5 with two home runs, one as a pinch-hitter, and five RBI. The Twins carried a first-place lead into the final weekend with four teams inside a game and a half, only to be swept by Boston in a two-game series and finish second.
William Robert Allison signed with the Washington Senators in January 1955 and spent his entire 13-year major league career, 1958 through 1970, with the Senators/Twins franchise, mostly in the outfield. He won the 1959 American League Rookie of the Year award after hitting 30 home runs and driving in 85, added All-Star selections in 1963 and 1964, and finished with 256 home runs, 796 RBI and a .255 average across 1,541 games. On July 18, 1962 he and teammate Harmon Killebrew became the first major league teammates of the modern era to hit grand slams in the same inning. Sportswriters called the two 'Mr. Upstairs' and 'Mr. Downstairs' for the arc of their home runs, Killebrew's towering shots against Allison's low, hard line drives. Diagnosed after his playing days with the neurological disorder ataxia, he died in 1995 at age 60; he was later inducted into the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame, and the club created the Bob Allison Award in his memory.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 356 | 5 | 94 | 188 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| SGC | 29 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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. 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 #335 card?
It is card #335 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Allison of the Minnesota Twins.
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.