1968 Topps #31 Ed Stroud
About Ed Stroud
By 1968 Stroud was an everyday Washington outfielder, appearing in 105 games and batting .239 with 41 runs scored, the best average of his career to that point. His Topps card, #31, appeared in the set's first series and pictures him as a Senator.
Edwin Marvin Stroud, born October 31, 1939, in Lapine, Alabama, played six major league seasons as an outfielder for the Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators between 1966 and 1971. A left-handed hitter who threw right, Stroud signed with the White Sox as an undrafted free agent in 1963 and reached the majors in September 1966 after stealing 57 bases for the Indianapolis Indians of the Pacific Coast League, a mark that earned him the nickname "The Streak"; teammates also called him "The Creeper" for his distinctive walk. His best season came in 1970 with Washington, when he batted .266 with 29 stolen bases and 69 runs in 129 games. On July 4, 1968, he led the Senators to a 4-2 win over the New York Yankees with two doubles and two triples. Over 529 career games he hit .237 with 14 home runs, 100 RBI and 72 stolen bases. He finished his playing career in 1971 back with the White Sox. After baseball, Stroud settled in Warren, Ohio, where he served as the city's Equal Opportunity Coordinator until retiring in 1998; he died in Cleveland in 2012. He was never named to an All-Star team and is not a Hall of Fame inductee.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 249 | 7 | 53 | 127 | 31 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 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 #31 card?
It is card #31 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ed Stroud of the Washington Senators.
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.