1968 Topps #483 Darold Knowles
About Darold Knowles
Knowles' 1968 season with Washington was cut short when his Air National Guard unit was activated and sent overseas that July, holding him to 32 appearances with a 2.18 ERA and four saves for the year. This series-6 solo card reflects his abbreviated wartime season with the Senators.
Darold Knowles was a left-handed relief pitcher from Brunswick, Missouri who spent 16 seasons in the majors from 1965 to 1980 with the Orioles, Phillies, Senators/Rangers, Athletics, Cubs, Expos and Cardinals. He built his reputation as a bullpen workhorse in Washington, posting career highs of 71 appearances and 27 saves in 1970, and earned his only All-Star selection in 1969. Traded to Oakland in 1971, he became a key late-inning arm alongside Rollie Fingers for the Athletics' three straight World Series champions of 1972-1974, and in the 1973 World Series he became the first pitcher ever to appear in all seven games, closing out the Game Seven clincher against the Mets. He later spent decades as a pitching coach in the Cardinals, Phillies, Pirates and Blue Jays organizations. He is a member of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 260 | 4 | 84 | 123 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 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 #483 card?
It is card #483 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Darold Knowles of the Washington Senators.
Is 1968 Topps #483 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.