1968 Topps #516 Pete Mikkelsen
About Pete Mikkelsen
Card #516 in 1968 Topps, from the set's sixth series, shows Mikkelsen with the Chicago Cubs, the club he opened that season with before an April trade sent him to the St. Louis Cardinals. He appeared in just eight games between the two teams, posting a 2.61 ERA in 20.2 innings.
Pete Mikkelsen was a sinker-ball right-handed relief pitcher who spent nine major league seasons, from 1964 to 1972, with the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers. Born in Staten Island, New York, and raised partly in Alhambra, California, he broke through in the minors under manager Rube Walker, who converted him from a straight overhand delivery to a sidearm sinkerball style that transformed his results. He reached the Yankees in 1964 and helped the club to an American League pennant as a rookie, going 7-4 with a 3.56 ERA and 12 saves before pitching in that year's World Series. His best season came in 1966 with Pittsburgh, when he set career highs with nine wins, 14 saves, 76 strikeouts and 126 innings across a career-high 71 appearances. He also logged four seasons with the Dodgers from 1969 through 1972. Over his career he compiled a 45-40 record, 3.38 ERA and 49 saves in 364 games. He was not selected to an All-Star team and is not a Hall of Fame inductee. He died in Mabton, Washington, in 2006.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 618 | 14 | 252 | 284 | 49 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 35 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 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 #516 card?
It is card #516 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Pete Mikkelsen of the Chicago Cubs.
Is 1968 Topps #516 a scarce card?
It is from the sixth print series (cards 458-533). Together with series 7 it forms the #458-598 block that hobby sources price at a modest premium; several catalogs call these cards high numbers outright.
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.