1968 Topps #266 Paul Popovich
About Paul Popovich
Traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers after the 1967 season along with minor leaguer Jim Williams for outfielder Lou Johnson, Popovich became a regular in 1968, appearing in 134 games mostly at second base. He hit .232 with two home runs and 25 RBIs, including his first career homer, a game-tying ninth-inning blast against the Phillies on June 9, and a four-hit game against Houston on May 24. His 1968 Topps card (#266) was issued in the set's third series.
Paul Popovich was an infielder from Flemington, West Virginia who played parts of eleven major league seasons between 1964 and 1975 for the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Pittsburgh Pirates. He starred in baseball and basketball at West Virginia University, where he was a teammate of Jerry West, before signing with the Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1960. After a breakthrough 1963 season with the Texas League's Amarillo Gold Sox, he broke into the majors in 1964 and eventually became a valued utility man, capable of playing second base, shortstop, and third base. A midseason 1969 trade sent him from the Dodgers to the Montreal Expos and then back to the Cubs, where his flexible glove work earned him the nickname Supersub. He finished his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, reaching his only postseason in the 1974 NLCS against his former Dodgers club. Career totals: a .233 average across 682 games.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 325 | 11 | 91 | 158 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 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 #266 card?
It is card #266 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Paul Popovich of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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.