1968 Topps #198 Roy Face
About Roy Face
Card #198, a series-3 issue, follows one of Face's best late-career years: 7-5 with a 2.42 ERA and 17 saves in 61 games in 1967, at age 39. That was also the season he passed Warren Spahn's mark of 750 to become the National League's all-time leader in games pitched, a record he ran to 846 and held until Kent Tekulve moved past him in 1986.
ElRoy Leon Face, printed on his cards as Roy, pitched sixteen major league seasons, nearly all with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1953, 1955-1968), before finishing with Detroit (1968) and the expansion Montreal Expos (1969). Signed by the Phillies in 1949 and drafted away by Brooklyn and then Pittsburgh, he became a full-time reliever at New Orleans in 1954 and picked up the forkball that made him one of the game's first bullpen stars. His signature year was 1959: 18-1, a .947 winning percentage that broke Johnny Allen's 1937 record of .938, and 18 wins in relief that still stand as the major league record, past Jim Konstanty's 16 from 1950. An All-Star in 1959, 1960 and 1961, he led the National League in saves in 1958, 1961 and 1962. In the 1960 World Series he saved three games as Pittsburgh beat the Yankees, a Series first. Face retired with 193 saves, behind only Hoyt Wilhelm at the time; his 802 games and 188 saves remain Pittsburgh records. He died on February 12, 2026, eight days short of his 98th birthday.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference · Baseball Almanac (1) · Baseball Almanac (2)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 335 | 13 | 82 | 137 | 54 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 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 #198 card?
It is card #198 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Roy Face of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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.