1968 Topps #407 Gary Kolb
About Gary Kolb
1968 Topps #407 pictures Gary Kolb with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the club he joined after two years away from the majors. He worked as a versatile reserve that season, logging 25 games in the outfield and 10 behind the plate across 74 total appearances. It was his heaviest workload since his 1963 season with St. Louis, when he last saw that much game action.
Gary Kolb was a left-handed-hitting outfielder and utilityman who spent parts of seven big-league seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Braves, New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates. Signed by the Cardinals out of the University of Illinois, he broke in during 1960 and got his fullest look in 1963, batting .271 in 96 at-bats. That September he entered as a pinch-runner for Stan Musial right after Musial's final career hit. Traded to Milwaukee for catcher Bob Uecker before the 1964 season, Kolb bounced between the Braves, Mets, and later Pittsburgh, playing every position but shortstop and pitcher at the major league level. His playing time and average never again matched his 1963 peak. He finished his career with a base hit and two RBI in his last at-bat, on September 1, 1969. Career totals: a .209 average with six home runs and 29 RBI over 293 games. He was the last Cardinal to wear uniform number 20 before it passed to Lou Brock and was eventually retired in Brock's honor.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 314 | 20 | 105 | 126 | 41 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 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 #407 card?
It is card #407 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gary Kolb of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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.