1968 Topps #304 Sandy Valdespino
About Sandy Valdespino
1968 Topps #304 pictures Valdespino with the Atlanta Braves in the set's fourth series, the club that had drafted him after the 1967 season and where he had played minor league ball in 1964. He batted .333 through April, homered against Cincinnati on April 19 and made two standout catches that same game, before finishing at .233 in 36 games ahead of a June assignment to Richmond.
Hilario "Sandy" Valdespino Borroto, a Cuban-born corner outfielder from San Jose de las Lajas, was signed by Washington Senators scout Joe Cambria in 1957 and spent eight seasons working through the Senators/Twins minor league chain before reaching the majors in 1965 at age 26. He batted and threw left-handed, listed at 5 foot 8 and 170 pounds. Over seven big league seasons with the Twins, Braves, Astros, Pilots/Brewers and Royals, he appeared in 382 games, batting .230 with 176 hits, seven home runs and 67 RBI, mostly as a corner outfielder and pinch hitter. His best season came as a Twins rookie in 1965, when he helped the club to the American League pennant and appeared in five 1965 World Series games against the Dodgers. He later managed in the Italian League, leading Rimini to a championship in 1983, and died in Moultrie, Georgia, in 2023 at age 84.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 346 | 22 | 91 | 177 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 19 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 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 #304 card?
It is card #304 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Sandy Valdespino of the Atlanta Braves.
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.