1968 Topps #262 Rick Wise
About Rick Wise
Wise logged a full 30 starts for the Phillies in 1968, throwing 182 innings with seven complete games, though his win total dipped to 9-15 as the club struggled. On August 8 that year he lost a no-hit bid against the Dodgers on a bad-hop grounder that was ruled a hit despite the fielder's own admission of an error. This Philadelphia Phillies card, numbered 262, is part of the set's third print series.
Rick Wise was a right-handed pitcher who spent 18 seasons in the majors, mostly with the Philadelphia Phillies, plus stops in St. Louis, Boston, Cleveland and San Diego. A bonus signing out of Portland, Oregon, he debuted with the Phillies as an 18-year-old in 1964 and grew into a workhorse starter, twice making the All-Star team. His signature moment came on June 23, 1971, when he no-hit the Cincinnati Reds while also hitting two home runs in the same game, a feat matched by no one else in major-league history. After the 1971 season he was traded to St. Louis for Steve Carlton, one of the most lopsided deals in the sport's history, then moved to Boston in 1974. With the Red Sox he won 19 games in 1975 and helped the club to the pennant, picking up the ALCS-clinching win and a relief victory in the classic Game Six of that year's World Series. He finished his career with 188 wins and 15 home runs, a rare power threat for a pitcher, before going on to a long run as a minor-league pitching coach.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 357 | 8 | 88 | 176 | 54 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 26 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 #262 card?
It is card #262 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rick Wise of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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.