1968 Topps #551 Darrell Sutherland
About Darrell Sutherland
Sutherland spent all of 1967 back in the minor leagues before Cleveland picked him up in that November's minor league draft. He made just three appearances for the 1968 Indians, throwing 3.1 innings with an 8.10 ERA, and his April 19 outing that year proved to be his last in the majors. This card, #551 in the seventh print series, is a high number and shows him with the Cleveland Indians.
Darrell Wayne Sutherland was a right-handed pitcher from Glendale, California, standing 6 feet 4 inches but a lean 169 pounds. He starred at Glendale High School before pitching at Stanford, the son of minor league pitcher Ralph Sutherland and brother of infielder Gary Sutherland. Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies in June 1963, he was picked up by the New York Mets in a first-year waiver draft the following April. Sutherland worked mostly as a reliever across four big league seasons with the Mets and Cleveland Indians, spanning 1964 to 1968 with a full year back in the minors in 1967. His best season came in 1965, when he went 3-1 with a 2.81 ERA out of the Mets bullpen. He finished his career 5-4 with a 4.78 ERA in 62 games, and was a capable enough hitter at the plate to bat .238 for his career, winning every one of his decisions as a reliever.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 319 | 12 | 96 | 154 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 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 #551 card?
It is card #551 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Darrell Sutherland of the Cleveland Indians.
Is 1968 Topps #551 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.