1968 Topps #420 Cesar Tovar
About Cesar Tovar
Card #420 comes from the set's fifth print series and pictures Tovar with the Minnesota Twins. During the 1968 season he became just the second player in major league history to play all nine defensive positions in a single game, striking out Reggie Jackson while pitching a scoreless inning, and he hit .272 with 47 RBI while dividing his time mainly between the outfield and third base.
Cesar Tovar was a Venezuelan infielder-outfielder who spent 1965-1976 in the majors, most of it as the leadoff hitter for the Minnesota Twins. Signed by the Cincinnati Reds organization and later traded to Minnesota, he broke into the big leagues in 1965 and became known for his all-out hustle and remarkable versatility, playing every position on the diamond. On September 22, 1968, he played all nine fielding positions in a single game, a feat only a handful of players in history have matched. He anchored Twins teams that won back-to-back American League West titles in 1969 and 1970, batting ahead of Tony Oliva and Harmon Killebrew. He led the American League in doubles and triples in 1970 and in hits in 1971. After Minnesota he played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, and New York Yankees before retiring in 1976 with a .278 career average, 46 home runs, and 226 stolen bases over 1,488 games.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 362 | 44 | 130 | 127 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 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 #420 card?
It is card #420 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Cesar Tovar 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.