1968 Topps #533 Wes Parker
About Wes Parker
From Topps' sixth series, this card lands in a season when Parker's batting average slipped to .239 across 135 games, yet his defense stayed close to flawless; a disputed ruling on a bad-hop grounder in Houston cost him what would have been an error-free year. He collected his second straight Gold Glove Award at first base.
Wes Parker played nine seasons at first base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, from his 1964 debut through 1972. A switch-hitter out of Brentwood, California and USC, he built a reputation as one of the smoothest-fielding first basemen of his era, winning six consecutive National League Gold Glove Awards from 1967 through 1972 and the 1972 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award. His signature season came in 1970, when he hit .319, drove in 111 runs while hitting only 10 home runs, and hit for the cycle against the New York Mets. Parker appeared in the 1965 and 1966 World Series, helping the Dodgers beat the Minnesota Twins in seven games in 1965 before losing to the Baltimore Orioles in 1966. He finished his career with a .267 average, 64 home runs and 470 RBI over 1,288 games. After retiring following the 1972 season, Parker played a year in Japan for the Nankai Hawks, winning that league's top defensive award as well. He is not a Hall of Fame inductee.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 280 | 5 | 109 | 100 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 #533 card?
It is card #533 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Wes Parker of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Is 1968 Topps #533 a scarce card?
It is from the sixth print series (cards 458-533). Together with series 7 it forms the #458-598 block that hobby sources price at a modest premium; several catalogs call these cards high numbers outright.
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.