1968 Topps #218 Ken Suarez
About Ken Suarez
Selected by Cleveland in the 1967 Rule 5 draft, Suarez barely played for the Indians in 1968, appearing in just 17 games and going 1-for-10 at the plate, with his last appearance coming August 30. Card #218 is a third-series 1968 Topps issue showing him with the Cleveland Indians.
Ken Suarez was a right-handed-hitting catcher from Tampa, Florida who starred at Florida State, batting .404 as a junior and earning first-team All-America honors before representing the United States at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He signed with the Kansas City Athletics and reached the majors in 1966. Suarez split his seven big league seasons among the Athletics, Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers, valued more for his defense behind the plate than his bat; his best offensive showing came in 1969 with Cleveland, when he hit .294. He was part of the Rangers' inaugural 1972 roster under manager Ted Williams and, in 1973, broke up a Jim Palmer perfect-game bid with a ninth-inning single. A pay dispute with Texas led him to file the club's first arbitration case, and he chose to retire in 1974 rather than report to a new team after being traded back to Cleveland. He later worked in Texas as a Rangers scout and in the aviation industry.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 335 | 19 | 98 | 157 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 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 #218 card?
It is card #218 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ken Suarez of the Cleveland Indians.
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.