1968 Topps #447 Tigers Rookie Stars - George Korince / Fred Lasher
On this card: George Korince, Fred Lasher
About this card
Thirty Rookie Stars cards carry two players each on a horizontal front. The class is headlined by the two Hall of Fame rookies, #177 Nolan Ryan (with Jerry Koosman) and #247 Johnny Bench (with Ron Tompkins), with #384 Hal McRae (with Bill Henry) the other rookie card collectors chase.
The story on this card
Korince appears on 1968 Topps #447, a series 5 Rookie Stars card shared with fellow pitcher Fred Lasher, both cataloged as Tigers pitching prospects even as Korince opened the year fighting for a bullpen spot at Triple-A Toledo rather than with Detroit. He had already appeared on two 1967 Topps Rookie Stars cards, #72 and #526; this one captures him after his brief big league stint the year before. Canadian right-hander George Korince pitched eleven games for the Detroit Tigers in 1966-67, earning his only major league win in relief at Fenway Park before control problems and an ailing arm ended his career in the minors.
1968 Topps #447, a Rookie Stars card shared with George Korince from the fifth print series, arrived as Lasher settled into Detroit's bullpen for a pennant-winning, World Series championship season. He went 5-1 with a 3.33 ERA and five saves in 34 relief appearances, then pitched two scoreless innings in Game Four of the World Series against the Cardinals. A sidearm reliever nicknamed "Whip," Fred Lasher was a steady Tigers bullpen arm through Detroit's 1968 championship season, and his only career start, in 1970, erupted into a brawl with Tony Conigliaro.
Sources: Wikipedia (George Korince) · Wikipedia (Fred Lasher) · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 355 | 3 | 56 | 144 | 81 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 1 |
| SGC | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 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 #447 card?
It is card #447 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing George Korince and Fred Lasher. Thirty Rookie Stars cards carry two players each on a horizontal front. The class is headlined by the two Hall of Fame rookies, #177 Nolan Ryan (with Jerry Koosman) and #247 Johnny Bench (with Ron Tompkins), with #384 Hal McRae (with Bill Henry) the other rookie card collectors chase.
Is 1968 Topps #447 a rookie card?
Yes - #447 is the rookie card of Fred Lasher. George Korince had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
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.