1968 Topps #560 Paul Casanova
About Paul Casanova
Number 560 places Casanova in the seventh and final series of the 1968 set, a high number and his only card in the issue. The back reports 1967, the fullest season of his career: 141 games, 528 at-bats, a .248 average, nine home runs and 53 RBI, with a .984 fielding percentage behind the plate. That summer also brought his only All-Star Game selection, though he did not get into the game.
Paul Casanova, called "Cassie" by teammates, was born in Perico, Cuba, and signed with the Cleveland Indians in January 1960. Two releases and a barnstorming season with the Indianapolis Clowns followed before the Washington Senators signed him in October 1962. A 6-foot-4 right-handed catcher with a rifle arm, he threw out 40 percent of the runners who tested him. He reached the majors on September 18, 1965 and held Washington's primary catching job from 1966 through 1971, the last three of those years under manager Ted Williams. His lone All-Star selection came in 1967, and on June 12 of that year he caught all 22 innings of the longest night game in major-league history against the Chicago White Sox, then singled home the winning run. Traded to Atlanta for Hal King in December 1971, he backed up for three more seasons and caught Phil Niekro's no-hitter on August 5, 1973. An elbow injury in spring training ended his career in 1975; he finished at .225 with 50 home runs and 252 RBI over ten seasons. He later ran a baseball academy at his Florida home that drew Cuban ballplayers and former teammates, and died in 2017.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference · Baseball Almanac
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 283 | 8 | 79 | 146 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 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 #560 card?
It is card #560 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Paul Casanova of the Washington Senators.
Is 1968 Topps #560 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 2026-10-13.