1968 Topps #360 Willie Horton
About Willie Horton
Horton had the best season of his career in 1968, hitting .285 (fourth in the AL) with a career-high 36 home runs, finishing fourth in MVP voting as Detroit won the pennant during the Year of the Pitcher. In the World Series against St. Louis, his one-hop throw from left field cut down Lou Brock at the plate in a pivotal Game 5 rally, and he hit .304 as the Tigers won the title in seven games. His 1968 Topps card, from the fourth print series, marks that signature championship year.
Willie Horton grew up near Briggs Stadium in Detroit and signed with his hometown Tigers out of Northwestern High School in 1961. A powerfully built right-handed slugger nicknamed Willie the Wonder, he broke in with Detroit in 1963 and became a fixture in left field, making the American League All-Star team four times. His signature moment came in the 1968 World Series, when his one-hop throw from left field nailed Lou Brock at the plate in Game 5, swinging momentum toward the Tigers in their comeback title run; he also hit .304 in that Series. Horton topped 20 home runs seven times, reaching a career high of 36 in 1968, and later drew praise as one of the American League's top designated hitters. Over an eighteen-year career split mostly between Detroit and five other AL clubs, he batted .273 with 325 home runs, 1,163 RBI and 1,993 hits across 2,028 games, retiring in 1980 as one of the most popular players in Tigers history; in 2019 Detroit named a street after him and the Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame inducted him.
Sources: Wikipedia · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 586 | 4 | 94 | 267 | 110 | 53 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| SGC | 48 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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 #360 card?
It is card #360 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Willie Horton of the Detroit Tigers.
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.