1968 Topps #68 Ron Willis
This card's back closely resembles the 1968 Milton Bradley Win-A-Card game issue, which used a brighter yellow back instead of the regular orange-tinted Topps back.
About Ron Willis
Card #68 is a Cardinals single from the set's first print series. With Bob Gibson and the rotation eating up most of the innings that year, Willis pitched less often but stayed reliable, going 2-3 with a 3.39 ERA and four saves over 48 games, including a stretch of twelve straight scoreless outings from May into June. He again pitched in three games of the World Series, a rematch loss to the Detroit Tigers.
Ron Willis was a sidearm right-handed reliever who spent parts of five seasons in the majors, 1966 to 1970, almost entirely out of the St. Louis Cardinals bullpen before finishing with the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres. A Kirkwood, Missouri high school standout who signed with the Cardinals after leading his team to a state title, Willis climbed the minor-league chain as an outfielder-turned-pitcher and reached St. Louis in September 1966. He became a durable, sinkerball setup man on the Cardinals' back-to-back pennant winners, pitching in three World Series games in both 1967 and 1968. Known in the clubhouse for his self-deprecating humor about his receding jawline, Willis battled elbow trouble that shortened his career after 1970. He finished 11-12 with a 3.32 ERA and 19 saves in 188 games, all in relief, and died in 1977 at age 34.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 276 | 9 | 68 | 129 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 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 #68 card?
It is card #68 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ron Willis of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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.