1968 Topps #506 Clarence Jones
About Clarence Jones
Card #506, in Topps' sixth series, is Clarence Jones's only card and his rookie card, issued as his time in the majors was ending. Roster competition at outfield and first base left no regular spot for him with the Cubs that year, and he appeared in just five games before his final big-league appearance on September 25. He answered by hitting 24 home runs for Triple-A Tacoma that season, the kind of power that would soon carry him to stardom in Japan.
Clarence Woodrow Jones grew up in Zanesville, Ohio, one of ten children, and starred in multiple sports before signing his first professional contract. He left an early stint in the Deep South after facing racial discrimination, later resurfacing in the Los Angeles Dodgers system, where his signature season came with Salem in 1964: a .344 average, 33 home runs, and a league-leading 120 RBIs that made him one of Topps' Minor League Players of the Year. The Chicago Cubs drafted him in 1965 and brought him to the majors in 1967. A left-handed hitter who played outfield and first base, he spent two seasons with the Cubs before moving on. He then went to Japan, where he became the first American to win a Nippon Professional Baseball home-run title, topping the Pacific League with 38 homers in 1974 and adding a second title in 1976 across an eight-year NPB career. He later worked as a hitting instructor for the Atlanta Braves organization.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 316 | 58 | 115 | 91 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 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 #506 card?
It is card #506 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Clarence Jones of the Chicago Cubs.
Is 1968 Topps #506 a rookie card?
Yes - #506 is the 1968 Topps rookie card of Clarence Jones.
Is 1968 Topps #506 a scarce card?
It is from the sixth print series (cards 458-533). Together with series 7 it forms the #458-598 block that hobby sources price at a modest premium; several catalogs call these cards high numbers outright.
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.