1968 Topps #299 Gene Michael
About Gene Michael
After one season in Los Angeles, Michael was purchased by the New York Yankees and opened 1968 as their shortstop, starting 30 of the club's first 46 games before poor performance cost him regular playing time; he also pitched three innings in relief that August against the Angels. This fourth-series Topps card shows him with the Yankees, the club he would anchor at shortstop for the next several seasons.
Eugene Richard Michael, nicknamed Stick for his slender build, was a switch-hitting shortstop from Kent, Ohio who played ten big league seasons (1966-1975) with the Pirates, Dodgers, Yankees and Tigers. Signed by Pittsburgh out of Kent State, where he also starred in basketball, he reached the majors in 1966 and became a regular for the Yankees from 1969 through 1974, batting a career-high .272 in 1969. A slick, heady defender rather than a power hitter, he finished with a .229 average, 15 home runs and 226 RBIs over 973 games, and was known for pulling off the hidden-ball trick multiple times in his career. After retiring as a player he went on to manage both the Yankees and the Chicago Cubs and later served as Yankees general manager, where he is credited with rebuilding the farm system that produced the club's late-1990s dynasty.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 402 | 21 | 139 | 167 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 31 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 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 #299 card?
It is card #299 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gene Michael of the New York Yankees.
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.