1968 Topps #229 Fred Klages
About Fred Klages
Topps card #229 in the 1968 set, a third-series card, shows Klages with the Chicago White Sox. By then his big league career was over, since his final appearance had come on September 11, 1967. It stands as the last of his two cards in the 1961-1969 Topps sets, after his 1967 rookie card, and sits beside a career line of 5-4 with a 3.28 ERA.
Frederick Albert Antony Klages was born October 31, 1943, in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. A right-handed pitcher listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 185 pounds, he made his major league debut with the Chicago White Sox on September 11, 1966, and played his last game exactly a year later on September 11, 1967. Over his brief two-season career, Klages went 5-4 with a 3.28 ERA across 14 games (12 starts), throwing 60.1 innings with 23 strikeouts and no complete games or shutouts. He also saw limited action at the plate, batting .167 with three hits and two RBI in 18 at-bats across 15 games. Klages never appeared in an All-Star Game, won no awards, and did not reach the postseason. He is not a Hall of Fame inductee. Klages died on March 30, 2023, at the age of 79.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 345 | 24 | 102 | 160 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 19 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 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 #229 card?
It is card #229 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Fred Klages of the Chicago White Sox.
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.