1968 Topps #209 Tim Cullen
About Tim Cullen
Card 209 in Topps' third series shows Cullen with the Senators, the club he opened and closed the season with after a midseason round trip: traded to the Chicago White Sox in February for Ron Hansen, then swapped straight back to Washington for Hansen that August, making the two the only players traded for each other twice in one season. He played 87 games at second base and 33 at short, batting .230 with 3 homers and 29 RBI.
Tim Cullen was a scrappy utility infielder out of Santa Clara University, where he starred in both baseball and basketball before signing with the Boston Red Sox in 1964. Left unprotected, he was drafted by the Washington Senators and reached the majors in August 1966. Cullen made his mark that September 4 when manager Gil Hodges asked if he had ever played second base; Cullen bluffed yes and went on to spend most of his career there. He earned a spot on the Topps All-Star Rookie Team in 1967 as a shortstop, and on August 18 of that year hit a dramatic walk-off three-run homer against Kansas City. Traded to the Chicago White Sox and back to Washington for Ron Hansen within the same 1968 season, Cullen later signed with Oakland as a free agent in 1972 and helped the Athletics reach the World Series, though he did not appear in the Series itself, before retiring. Over seven seasons he batted .220 with 9 home runs and 134 RBI in 700 games.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 325 | 7 | 90 | 152 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 0 |
| SGC | 21 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 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 #209 card?
It is card #209 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tim Cullen of the Washington Senators.
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.