1968 Topps #414 Mickey Lolich
About Mickey Lolich
Denny McLain's 31-win season swallowed most of 1968, and Lolich was pulled from the rotation in August, making six relief appearances before returning to close 10-2 and finish 17-9 with 197 strikeouts. Then came October: three complete-game wins over St. Louis, a home run in Game 2 that was the only one of his career, and a 4-1 Game 7 verdict over Bob Gibson on two days of rest that made him World Series MVP. Card 414 belongs to the fifth series and carries him in the championship year.
Mickey Lolich was a left-handed pitcher who spent 13 of his 16 major league seasons with the Detroit Tigers, debuting in 1963 after growing up in Portland, Oregon, where a toddler accident with a tipped-over motorcycle broke his left collarbone and pushed him toward throwing left-handed. He was a flamethrowing wildman in the minors and only found his control in 1962 with the Portland Beavers, after refusing a demotion and flying home. From 1964 through 1974 he won at least 14 games every season and struck out 200 or more batters seven times. His best year was 1971, when he led the American League with 25 wins, 308 strikeouts, 29 complete games and 376 innings pitched and finished runner-up to Vida Blue for the Cy Young Award. A three-time All-Star, he is best remembered for the 1968 World Series, when he won three complete games against St. Louis, including a 4-1 Game 7 decision over Bob Gibson on two days of rest, and was named Series MVP. He retired in 1979 with 217 wins and 2,832 strikeouts, then the most by a left-hander in major league history. He is not a National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee; the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame took him in 1982. He died in February 2026 at age 85.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 603 | 11 | 45 | 184 | 143 | 106 | 51 | 63 | 0 |
| SGC | 50 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 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 #414 card?
It is card #414 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mickey Lolich of the Detroit Tigers.
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.