1968 Topps #444 Jack Fisher
About Jack Fisher
Card #444, a series-5 issue, is the one card in this run of Topps sets that shows Fisher in a White Sox uniform, and the back still belongs to the Mets: 9-18 with a 4.70 ERA in 1967, his second time leading the National League in losses and the third year in four in which he allowed more earned runs than any other pitcher in the league. Chicago put him back in the American League for the first time since 1962.
Jack Fisher was a right-handed pitcher from Frostburg, Maryland, who debuted for the Baltimore Orioles on April 14, 1959, at age 20 and pitched eleven seasons for the Orioles, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds. He finished 86-139 with a 4.06 ERA, 1,017 strikeouts and nine shutouts in 400 games, and his lone winning season was 1960, when he went 12-11 for the young Orioles rotation nicknamed the 'Kiddie Korps.' He is remembered most for three pitches: Ted Williams' 521st and last home run, struck in Williams' final major-league at-bat on September 28, 1960; Roger Maris' 60th on September 26, 1961, which tied Babe Ruth's single-season record; and the first home run hit at Shea Stadium, by Willie Stargell, on April 17, 1964. Fisher led the National League in losses in 1965 and 1967. Hoyt Wilhelm gave him the nickname 'Fat Jack,' which he later hung on his Easton, Pennsylvania restaurant. The Angels released him on Opening Day 1970.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 255 | 10 | 93 | 116 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 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 #444 card?
It is card #444 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jack Fisher 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.