1968 Topps #185 Tom Haller
A Milton Bradley version of this card exists: #185 was one of the 1968 Topps cards packed into that year's Win-A-Card game, and those copies share the same front but carry a yellow back instead of the pack-issued orange back.
About Tom Haller
Card #185 sits in Topps' second series and still lists Haller with the San Francisco Giants -- the card beat the news. That February the Giants, loaded with young catchers and short of infielders, sent him to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ron Hunt and Nate Oliver, the first trade between the two clubs since they moved west in 1958. He rebuilt his swing for cavernous Dodger Stadium, giving up pull power to spray the ball to all fields: a team-best .285 average, a career-high 27 doubles, a team-leading 53 RBI and just four homers. He also threw out a league-best 48 runners, set a National League record with 23 double plays by a catcher, and made his third straight All-Star team.
Tom Haller was a catcher who spent twelve major league seasons (1961-1972), most of them as the primary receiver for the San Francisco Giants before finishing with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers. Born in Lockport, Illinois, on June 23, 1937, he starred as a football quarterback at the University of Illinois, then signed with the Giants in 1958 and spent three seasons in their farm system before debuting in April 1961. Known for a strong throwing arm, sure hands and a reputation as an unusually cerebral game-caller, he earned three straight All-Star selections from 1966 through 1968 and caught staffs built around Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry. He finished with a .257 average, 134 home runs and 504 RBI in 1,294 games. His older brother Bill became an American League umpire, and in July 1972 the two worked the same game as catcher and plate umpire, the first time brothers had done so. After retiring he returned to the Giants as a coach, farm director and vice president of baseball operations, and later served as general manager of the Chicago White Sox. He died in Los Angeles in 2004, and in 2008 was named to the inaugural class of the San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 248 | 1 | 59 | 127 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 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 #185 card?
It is card #185 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Haller of the San Francisco Giants.
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.