1968 Topps #263 Horace Clarke
About Horace Clarke
1968 was an off year for Clarke at the plate, as he hit just .230 with only nine extra-base hits despite playing 148 games, 139 of them at second base, for New York. It was also his last winter of Puerto Rican League ball, since the Yankees, wary of injury, asked him to stop playing winter baseball after a decade in the circuit. His 1968 Topps card, #263, comes from the set's third print series.
Horace Clarke was a switch-hitting infielder from Frederiksted, St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, one of only a handful of major leaguers to come from the territory. He signed with the Yankees in 1958 and spent seven seasons in the minors, sharpening his game further each winter in the Puerto Rican Winter League. Clarke debuted with New York in May 1965 and by 1967 had taken over as the regular second baseman, a job he held for seven straight years. A durable, contact-oriented leadoff man with a steady glove, he played in more games than any other Virgin Islands native to reach the majors. Clarke came up as the Yankees slid from championship form into a long stretch of losing baseball, and his visibility at the position made him an unfair target for critics during that stretch, even as teammates and beat writers who knew him defended his all-around play. He finished his career with San Diego in 1974.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 312 | 3 | 52 | 147 | 62 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 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 #263 card?
It is card #263 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Horace Clarke 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.