1968 Topps #547 Dan Coombs
About Dan Coombs
Coombs' 1968 card, #547, sits in the seventh series among the set's high numbers. Its back reports 1967: six outings for Houston, two of them starts, 24 1/3 innings, 23 strikeouts, a 3.33 ERA and a 3-0 record without a loss. The Astros finished ninth at 69-93 that year, thirty-two and a half games behind the pennant-winning Cardinals.
Daniel Bernard Coombs, printed as 'Dan Coombs' on his Topps cards but known as Danny, was born March 23, 1942, in Lincoln, Maine. He pitched and played basketball at Seton Hall University, then signed as an amateur free agent before the 1963 season. The 6-foot-5 left-hander debuted for the Houston Colt .45s on September 27, 1963, and stayed seven seasons in the Colt .45s/Astros organization, used almost entirely in relief; his 40 appearances in 1968 were a career high. San Diego purchased his contract on October 22, 1969, and the Padres handed him a rotation spot: he made 27 of his 42 career starts in 1970 and went 10-14 with a 3.30 ERA, ninth best in the National League, for a club that lost 99 games. He threw his last big-league innings for San Diego in 1971, finishing nine seasons at 19-27 with a 4.08 ERA, 249 strikeouts and 393 innings in 144 games.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 346 | 15 | 108 | 169 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 19 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 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 #547 card?
It is card #547 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dan Coombs of the Houston Astros.
Is 1968 Topps #547 a scarce card?
It is a high number card from the seventh print series, #534-598, by the checklist-card division. The last two series together (#458-598) carry only a modest premium; no short-print list exists.
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.