1968 Topps #1 National League 1967 Batting Leaders - Bob Clemente / Tony Gonzalez / Matty Alou
On this card: Bob Clemente, Tony Gonzalez, Matty Alou
About this card
Cards #1-12 are the League Leaders subset: twelve horizontal cards, each listing the top three or four finishers in one 1967 statistical category, the National League card first and the American League card second in each pair.
The story on this card
This card opens the 1968 Topps set, a print series 1 issue, with the NL batting race from 1967, a season Bob Clemente owned. Clemente hit .357 for Pittsburgh, edging Tony Gonzalez of the Phillies at .339 and Pittsburgh teammate Matty Alou at .338. It was Clemente's fourth NL batting crown, a career-high average that had general managers at that winter's meetings naming him the best player in the game. Gonzalez, a Cuban-born outfielder up through Cincinnati's chain before starring in Philadelphia's outfield, posted the finest average of his own career. Alou, reshaped by Pirates manager Harry Walker into a slap-and-bunt leadoff man, finished third while platooning with Manny Mota.
Pittsburgh's right fielder for eighteen seasons, Roberto Clemente won four National League batting titles and twelve straight Gold Gloves, was the 1966 NL Most Valuable Player and the 1971 World Series MVP, and died flying earthquake relief in 1972. Tony Gonzalez worked the Phillies' outfield through most of the 1960s, a left-handed line-drive hitter who batted .339 in 1967 to finish second to Roberto Clemente in the National League and later hit .357 for Atlanta in the 1969 Championship Series. Matty Alou was the middle Alou brother, a slap-hitting outfielder whose swing was remade by Pirates manager Harry Walker into the 1966 National League batting title, won over brother Felipe, the first of four straight .330-plus seasons, and a 1972 World Series ring with Oakland.
Sources: Wikipedia (Roberto Clemente) · Wikipedia (Tony Gonzalez) · Wikipedia (Matty Alou) · SABR BioProject (Matty Alou) · SABR BioProject (Roberto Clemente) · SABR BioProject (Tony Gonzalez) · National Baseball Hall of Fame · SABR (1) · SABR (2) · Baseball Almanac (Bob Clemente) · Baseball Almanac · Baseball Almanac (Tony Gonzalez) · Baseball Almanac (Matty Alou)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 2,617 | 12 | 87 | 458 | 480 | 466 | 375 | 735 | 4 |
| SGC | 594 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 94 | 88 | 145 | 215 | 6 |
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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Related cards
Team cards: #308 Pittsburgh Pirates, #477 Philadelphia Phillies
More Pittsburgh Pirates cards:
- #3 National League 1967 RBI Leaders
- #19 Juan Pizarro
- #36 Pirates 1968 Rookie Stars
- #53 Gene Alley
- #70 Bob Veale
- #86 Willie Stargell
More Philadelphia Phillies cards:
- #7 National League 1967 ERA Leaders
- #9 National League 1967 Pitching Leaders
- #11 National League 1967 Strikeout Leaders
- #17 Dick Hall
- #39 Cookie Rojas
- #59 Don Lock
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1968 Topps #1 card?
It is card #1 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Clemente, Tony Gonzalez and Matty Alou. Cards #1-12 are the League Leaders subset: twelve horizontal cards, each listing the top three or four finishers in one 1967 statistical category, the National League card first and the American League card second in each pair.
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.