1968 Topps #203 Dick Kelley
About Dick Kelley
Kelley again worked mostly in relief for Atlanta in 1968, making just 11 starts among his 31 appearances, and posted a career-low 2.76 ERA. That October he was left unprotected and selected by the expansion San Diego Padres in the draft that stocked the new franchise. This 1968 Topps card pictures him with the Atlanta Braves, his final season with the club.
Dick Kelley was a left-handed pitcher from Brighton, Massachusetts who spent parts of seven big-league seasons with the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres between 1964 and 1971. Signed by the Braves for a modest bonus after being spotted on the sandlots, he battled control problems and a circulatory issue in his pitching hand early on before reworking his offspeed pitches and screwball in the minors to stick as a big-league arm. His best season came in 1966, when he went 7-5 with a 3.22 ERA after being recalled from Richmond. In 1967 he tied a National League record by striking out six consecutive Phillies as a reliever. Selected by San Diego in the 1968 expansion draft, he became a full-time starter before shoulder tendinitis shortened his career. He finished 18-30 with a 3.39 ERA over 188 games, then ran a pitching school in Newport Beach, California after retiring.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 326 | 15 | 83 | 166 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 23 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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 #203 card?
It is card #203 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dick Kelley of the Atlanta Braves.
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.