1968 Topps #142 White Sox Rookie Stars - Buddy Bradford / Bill Voss
On this card: Buddy Bradford, Bill Voss
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
In 1968 Bradford appeared in 103 games for the White Sox, batting .217 with 5 home runs and 24 RBI while patrolling the outfield in 99 of them. His 1968 Topps card, #142, is a print series 2 Rookie Stars issue shared with fellow White Sox outfielder Bill Voss, pairing the two young Chicago outfielders on a single card and marking Bradford's recognized rookie card in the Topps set. A well-traveled outfielder for the White Sox, Indians, Reds and Cardinals across eleven big-league seasons, prized more for a strong throwing arm and sound outfield defense than for his bat.
Voss opened 1968 with the White Sox' Hawaii farm club before being recalled on April 28. He struggled early, batting just .115 by June 1, but manager Eddie Stanky kept him in the lineup; he delivered a pinch-hit triple to beat Cleveland and a grand slam against Detroit before a July 4 pitch from Pete Richert fractured his jaw. This 1968 Topps #142 Rookie Stars card, from the second print series, pairs him with Buddy Bradford as fellow White Sox outfield prospects; his own first Topps card was 1966 #529. A speedy, left-handed-hitting outfielder who broke in with the White Sox in 1965 and turned in his best season with the Angels in 1969, batting .261.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 282 | 10 | 51 | 128 | 51 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 3 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 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 #142 card?
It is card #142 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Buddy Bradford and Bill Voss. 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 #142 a rookie card?
Yes - #142 is the rookie card of Buddy Bradford. Bill Voss 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.