1968 Topps #201 Mike Marshall
About Mike Marshall
Marshall's card catches him with the Detroit Tigers, the club that had purchased his contract in 1966 and brought him to the majors on May 31, 1967, when he worked one inning against the Cleveland Indians. He went 1-3 with a 1.98 ERA and 10 saves over 37 relief appearances as a rookie in 1967, the season this card reports. Detroit sent him back to the minors for 1968, and after the season Seattle selected him in the expansion draft, closing out his time as a Tiger. Card number 201 sits in the set's third print series, and it is recognized as his rookie card.
Michael Grant Marshall was a right-handed pitcher from Adrian, Michigan, who spent 14 major league seasons with nine clubs between 1967 and 1981. Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent, he did not reach the majors until the Detroit Tigers brought him up in 1967. Seattle took him in the 1968 expansion draft, and after stops in Houston he found his footing with the Montreal Expos, leading the league in games pitched and saves. Traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Willie Davis after the 1973 season, Marshall set a major league record with 106 relief appearances in 1974 and won the National League Cy Young Award, the first reliever to do so. He earned two All-Star selections and closed out his career with the Minnesota Twins and New York Mets. Off the field he earned a doctorate in exercise physiology from Michigan State University and later taught his own pitching mechanics.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 515 | 9 | 67 | 230 | 104 | 58 | 25 | 22 | 0 |
| SGC | 26 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 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 #201 card?
It is card #201 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mike Marshall of the Detroit Tigers.
Is 1968 Topps #201 a rookie card?
Yes - #201 is the 1968 Topps rookie card of Mike Marshall.
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.