1968 Topps #48 Ted Davidson
Also issued as part of the 1968 Milton Bradley Win-A-Card board game, with a yellow-tinged card back.
About Ted Davidson
Card 48, a series-1 issue from 1968 Topps, shows Davidson with the Cincinnati Reds, his final season in the organization that signed and developed him. That June he was sent to the Atlanta Braves as part of a multi-player trade that brought Tony Cloninger, Clay Carroll and Woody Woodward to Cincinnati, and he made his last major league appearances with Atlanta before his career ended later that year. This card also exists as part of the 1968 Milton Bradley Win-A-Card board game, distinguishable by a yellow-tinged card back.
Ted Davidson was a left-handed relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves from 1965 to 1968. Born in Las Vegas and raised on a cattle ranch near Santa Maria, California, he signed with the Reds as an amateur free agent in 1960 and worked his way up through the club's minor league system as a starter before converting to relief. He debuted in the majors at age 25 on July 24, 1965, entering a game against the Houston Astros and immediately inducing future Hall of Famer Joe Morgan into a double play. His most active big league season came in 1966, when he logged over 85 innings out of the Reds bullpen relying on a sinker, curveball, slider and knuckle changeup rather than an overpowering fastball. In March 1967 he was shot three times by his estranged wife outside a Tampa bar, an incident that drew national attention; he recovered and returned to pitch that September, but was traded to the Atlanta Braves in June 1968 and was out of the majors by season's end. He died in 2006 in Bullhead City, Arizona.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 210 | 9 | 50 | 86 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 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 #48 card?
It is card #48 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ted Davidson of the Cincinnati Reds.
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.