1968 Topps #156 World Series Game 6 - Petrocelli Socks Two Homers
Pictures Rico Petrocelli. A 1968 Milton Bradley Win-A-Card game card with a similar design (identifiable by its yellow-tinged card back) is sometimes mistaken for this card.
About this card
Cards #151-158 tell the 1967 World Series game by game - the Cardinals over the Red Sox in seven - and close with #158, "The Cardinals Celebrate!". Six of the game cards are captioned for one player, from Lou Brock on #151 to Rico Petrocelli on #156.
The story on this card
This card is part of the 1968 Topps World Series subset, part of the set's second print series, and shows Boston Red Sox shortstop Rico Petrocelli. It recalls Game 6 of the 1967 World Series at Fenway Park, where the Red Sox faced elimination down three games to two against the Cardinals. Petrocelli opened the scoring with a second-inning home run over the Green Monster. St. Louis answered with two runs in the third, Julian Javier scoring on a Lou Brock single and Brock himself scoring on a Curt Flood single, but in the bottom of the fourth Carl Yastrzemski, Reggie Smith, and Petrocelli homered in succession, a World Series record three home runs by one team in a single inning. Boston held on for an 8-4 win, tying the Series at three games apiece and forcing a decisive Game 7, which St. Louis won behind Bob Gibson.
Sources: Wikipedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 640 | 7 | 189 | 306 | 70 | 35 | 12 | 19 | 2 |
| SGC | 46 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 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 #156 card?
It is card #156 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, World Series Game #6 - Petrocelli Socks Two Homers. Cards #151-158 tell the 1967 World Series game by game - the Cardinals over the Red Sox in seven - and close with #158, "The Cardinals Celebrate!". Six of the game cards are captioned for one player, from Lou Brock on #151 to Rico Petrocelli on #156.
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.