1968 Topps #21 Ron Davis
About Ron Davis
Davis opened 1968 with the Astros, then was traded to the Cardinals that June for Dick Simpson and Hal Gilson, finishing the year with a combined .203 average across both clubs. He reached the World Series with St. Louis that fall, going hitless in seven at-bats over two games. This 1968 Topps card, #21 from the first print series, shows him with the Astros.
Ron Davis was an outfielder who signed with the Colt .45s as an amateur free agent in 1961 out of Duke University. He debuted in the majors on August 1, 1962 at age 20, going 1-for-4 against the Braves, but appeared in only six games that year before returning to the minors. He came back to Houston in 1966 and settled in as a regular outfielder over the next several seasons, playing for the Astros, then splitting 1968 between Houston and St. Louis after a midseason trade, and closing out his career in 1969 with the Pirates following an offseason trade. His best season came in 1967, when he set career highs in games, hits, home runs and RBI. He reached the World Series with the Cardinals in 1968, going hitless in two games. Davis played five major league seasons in all, finishing with a .233 career batting average, then spent 1970 and 1971 in the minors with Pittsburgh's Columbus/Charleston Triple-A affiliate before his playing career ended. He died in Houston in 1992 at age 50.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 245 | 13 | 60 | 109 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 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 #21 card?
It is card #21 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ron Davis of the Houston Astros.
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.