1968 Topps #296 Byron Browne
About Byron Browne
Browne opened 1968 with the Cubs before being traded to the Houston Astros on May 4, 1968, in exchange for Aaron Pointer, and went on to appear in just 10 games for Houston, collecting three hits in 19 at-bats. His 1968 Topps #296, a fourth-series card, still pictures him with the Chicago Cubs.
Byron Browne was an outfielder from St. Joseph, Missouri, signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in September 1962 and drafted by the Chicago Cubs from the Pirates in the 1963 first-year draft. He debuted with the Cubs on September 9, 1965, facing Sandy Koufax during the future Hall of Famer's perfect game. Browne split parts of three seasons with the Cubs before being traded to the Houston Astros in May 1968 for Aaron Pointer. The Cardinals purchased him in February 1969, and that October he moved to the Philadelphia Phillies in the multi-player deal that sent Curt Flood, Tim McCarver, and Joe Hoerner to Philadelphia for Dick Allen, Cookie Rojas, and Jerry Johnson. He closed out his career with the Phillies through 1972, finishing with a .236 average, 30 home runs, and 102 RBI over 349 games. His son, Byron Browne Jr., later spent ten seasons in the Milwaukee Brewers farm system.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 212 | 5 | 41 | 102 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 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 #296 card?
It is card #296 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Byron Browne of the Chicago Cubs.
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.