1969 Topps #527 Al Lopez
About this card
This is one of the 25 manager cards in the 1969 Topps set - one for each of the 24 clubs, with Washington twice (#294 Jim Lemon, the outgoing manager, and #650 Ted Williams, hired that February). Nine of the 25 are Hall of Famers.
About Al Lopez
By the time #527 reached collectors, Lopez was back in uniform. He had come down from the front office in July 1968, when the White Sox fired Eddie Stanky with the club buried in eighth place, then needed an appendectomy almost immediately and missed most of what was left of the season; Chicago went 21-26 in the games he ran. He agreed to manage again in 1969, but continuing health trouble forced him to resign in early May, less than a month into the schedule, and he never managed again. The card comes from the sixth series.
Al Lopez was a Spanish-American catcher and manager born in Tampa, Florida, in 1908, the son of Spanish immigrants who had settled in the city's Ybor City cigar district. He caught 19 major league seasons between 1928 and 1947 for Brooklyn, Boston, Pittsburgh and Cleveland, earning All-Star selections in 1934 and 1941 and retiring with a major league record 1,918 games caught, a mark that stood until Bob Boone passed it in 1987. He batted .261 with 51 home runs; his value was defense and handling pitchers. Lopez began managing at Indianapolis in 1948, took over Cleveland in 1951, and ran the Chicago White Sox from 1957 through 1965 and again in parts of 1968 and 1969. His 1954 Indians won a then-American League record 111 games and his 1959 'Go-Go' White Sox took the pennant, the only two clubs to interrupt the Yankees' run of American League titles from 1949 through 1964. He never had a losing record in 18 full seasons as a manager, and his .584 winning percentage ranks among the best in major league history. Known as 'El Senor' for his Spanish ancestry and gentlemanly manner, he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1977.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 362 | 9 | 111 | 174 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1969 Topps #527 card?
It is card #527 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Al Lopez of the Chicago White Sox. This is one of the 25 manager cards in the 1969 Topps set - one for each of the 24 clubs, with Washington twice (#294 Jim Lemon, the outgoing manager, and #650 Ted Williams, hired that February). Nine of the 25 are Hall of Famers.
How many cards are in the 1969 Topps Baseball set?
664 cards, tracked as 696 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 664 with none skipped and no printed number shared by two cards; 32 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately, 23 of them the yellow- and white-letter name pairs of #440-511.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, 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.