1968 Topps #149 Bob Saverine
The 1968 Milton Bradley Win-A-Card game used the same fronts and card numbers as Topps; a yellow-tinged back marks the game issue rather than the Topps card.
About Bob Saverine
Saverine's 1968 Topps card, #149 from the second series, is his last card, and it pictures a player who would never appear in the majors again. Look at the bat: he split his hands on the handle for better control, swinging a light 30-ounce model, and he later pointed to this card as the one where the gap between them shows. Jim Lemon promised Washington fans a look at him in center field, but rookie Del Unser jumped from Class AA to take the job, and Saverine spent his last pro season at Triple-A Buffalo, hitting .243 with five homers and 16 steals before retiring at 27. One caution for collectors: the 1968 Milton Bradley Win-A-Card game reused Topps fronts and numbers, so a #149 with a yellow-tinged back is the game issue, not the Topps card.
Robert Paul Saverine, born June 2, 1941 in Norwalk, Connecticut, signed with the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1959 for a $70,000 bonus after starring in baseball and basketball at Darien High School. A switch-hitting infielder-outfielder nicknamed Rabbit for his speed, he reached the majors that September as an 18-year-old pinch-runner and came around to score. He led the Appalachian League in batting at .353 as a rookie pro and stole 41 bases for Little Rock in 1961, then settled in as the utilityman: three infield positions and two outfield spots. Assigned outright to Triple-A Rochester in 1965 and drafted by Washington out of the Houston organization that November, he spent 1966 and 1967 with the Senators, where he and 6-foot-7 Frank Howard also played on a team basketball squad. Over six major-league seasons and 379 games, Saverine hit .239 with 6 home runs and 23 stolen bases. He retired after a 1968 season at Triple-A Buffalo, then worked roughly two decades as a stockbroker.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 319 | 22 | 116 | 127 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 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 #149 card?
It is card #149 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Saverine of the Washington Senators.
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.