1968 Topps #584 Larry Shepard
About this card
This is one of the twenty manager cards in the 1968 Topps set, numbered among the regular cards rather than grouped as a subset.
About Larry Shepard
Card #584, a high number in the set's seventh series, pictures Larry Shepard in his first season as Pittsburgh Pirates manager. After a single year as Philadelphia Phillies pitching coach, Shepard took over the Pirates for 1968 and led them to an 80-82 record, sixth place in the ten-team National League, while managing star outfielder Roberto Clemente, who batted .291 that year.
Larry Shepard spent decades in professional baseball as a pitcher, minor league manager, and big league pitching coach. A right-hander out of Lakewood, Ohio who grew up in Montreal and attended McGill University, he pitched in the minors from 1941 through 1956, missing time for Army service in World War II. As a playing manager he won three straight 20-win seasons at Billings, then guided Pittsburgh Pirates farm clubs at Lincoln, Salt Lake City, and Columbus to five league championships while developing future big leaguers such as Steve Blass, Manny Sanguillen, and Willie Stargell. After a year as Philadelphia Phillies pitching coach in 1967, he managed the Pirates before returning to coaching. He later served as pitching coach for Sparky Anderson's Cincinnati Reds Big Red Machine, helping shape a staff that won five division titles, four pennants, and two World Series from 1970 through 1976, and he finished his career coaching the San Francisco Giants.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 310 | 15 | 93 | 151 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 23 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 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 #584 card?
It is card #584 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Larry Shepard of the Pittsburgh Pirates. This is one of the twenty manager cards in the 1968 Topps set, numbered among the regular cards rather than grouped as a subset.
Is 1968 Topps #584 a scarce card?
It is a high number card from the seventh print series, #534-598, by the checklist-card division. The last two series together (#458-598) carry only a modest premium; no short-print list exists.
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.