1968 Topps #119 Ted Savage
The same card was also distributed in the 1968 Milton Bradley Win-A-Card board game; those copies are identified by a yellow-tinged back rather than standard Topps stock.
About Ted Savage
Savage's 1968 Topps #119 sits in the set's second print series and still shows him with the Chicago Cubs, but the card was barely current. Chicago used him in only three games before trading him and Jim Ellis to the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 23, 1968 for Phil Regan and Jim Hickman. In Los Angeles he appeared in 61 games for a club in transition from its mid-1960s championship teams, usually as a pinch-hitter or late-inning defensive replacement, and batted .206. This card also has a look-alike worth knowing: the same design was distributed in the 1968 Milton Bradley Win-A-Card board game, and those copies are told apart by a yellow-tinged back rather than standard Topps stock.
Ted Savage was a right-handed hitting outfielder from Venice, Illinois, just across the Mississippi from St. Louis, who starred in baseball, football and basketball at East St. Louis's Lincoln High before attending Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri. After three years in the US Army he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies organization in 1960, and in 1961 he won the International League batting title and Most Valuable Player award at Buffalo, hitting .325 with 24 home runs, 31 stolen bases and 111 runs scored. He reached the majors in 1962 and played nine seasons for eight clubs: the Phillies, Pirates, Cardinals, Cubs, Dodgers, Reds, Brewers and Royals. Used mostly in a platoon or reserve outfield role and slowed at times by injuries, he had his best year in 1970 with Milwaukee, batting .279 with 12 home runs and 50 RBI. He finished with a .233 average, 34 home runs and 163 RBI in 642 games. Afterward Savage earned a doctorate in urban studies from Saint Louis University, spent nine years as athletic director at Harris-Stowe State University, and put in 25 years with the St. Louis Cardinals' community relations department. Buffalo's team hall of fame elected him in 2016, and he died in St. Louis in January 2023.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference · Baseball Almanac
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 248 | 5 | 63 | 107 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 #119 card?
It is card #119 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ted Savage of the Chicago Cubs.
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.