1968 Topps #175 Maury Wills
A 1968 Milton Bradley Win-A-Card game card looks like this one but has a yellow-tinged back; it is a separate issue, not a Topps variation.
About Maury Wills
Wills played mostly third base for Pittsburgh again in 1968, batting .278 in 153 games with 174 hits, 31 RBI and 52 stolen bases, though he was caught stealing 21 times. His 1968 Topps card, #175, comes from the second series. Collectors should know that a 1968 Milton Bradley Win-A-Card game card looks like this one but has a yellow-tinged back; it is a separate issue, not a Topps variation.
Maury Wills was the switch-hitting shortstop credited with reviving the stolen base as a weapon, an integral part of the Los Angeles Dodgers teams that won three World Series titles between 1959 and 1965. Signed by Brooklyn in 1950, he spent eight seasons in the minors, starting in Class D, before a June 1959 call-up finally stuck. His breakout came in 1962, when he stole a record 104 bases, breaking the modern-era mark of 96 that Ty Cobb set in 1915, and won the National League Most Valuable Player award over Willie Mays. He led the league in steals six times, made five All-Star teams, and won Gold Gloves at shortstop in 1961 and 1962. After the 1966 season the Dodgers traded him to Pittsburgh, where he played mostly third base; the expansion Montreal Expos drafted him after 1968, and a June 1969 trade sent him back to Los Angeles, where he finished his career. Wills retired in 1972 with a .281 average, 2,134 hits and 586 stolen bases, then managed the Seattle Mariners in parts of 1980 and 1981. He appeared on Hall of Fame ballots for years but was never elected. Through most of his playing career he spent off-seasons performing on banjo in nightclubs. He died in 2022.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 375 | 5 | 42 | 143 | 72 | 37 | 32 | 44 | 0 |
| SGC | 47 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
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 #175 card?
It is card #175 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Maury Wills of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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.