1968 Topps #183 Bob Kennedy
About this card
This is one of the twenty manager cards in the 1968 Topps set, numbered among the regular cards rather than grouped as a subset.
About Bob Kennedy
In 1968 Kennedy took over as the first manager of the Oakland Athletics after the franchise's move from Kansas City. He steadied a team that had finished last the year before, leading Oakland to an 82-80 record and sixth place, the club's first winning season since it was still based in Philadelphia. His 1968 Topps card, number 183, comes from the set's second series. It pictures him with the Athletics in that debut Oakland season, though he was fired immediately after the season ended.
Bob Kennedy broke in with the White Sox in 1939 and by 1940, at 19, became the first teenager since 1900 to play 150 games in a season, holding down third base. Three years of Marine Corps service during World War II interrupted his prime; back from the war he shifted to right field, where his strong, accurate arm played best. Traded to Cleveland in 1948, he helped the Indians to the World Series that fall and posted his best numbers in 1950, batting .291 with career highs in runs and hits. He closed out a 16-year playing career in 1954-57 with stops in Baltimore, back with the White Sox, Detroit and Brooklyn, finishing at .254 with 63 home runs and 514 RBI in 1,483 games. After retiring as a player he moved into scouting, coaching and managing, eventually running two different major-league clubs from the dugout.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 219 | 2 | 32 | 121 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 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 #183 card?
It is card #183 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Kennedy of the Oakland Athletics. This is one of the twenty manager cards in the 1968 Topps set, numbered among the regular cards rather than grouped as a subset.
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.