1969 Topps #84 Bob Humphreys
About Bob Humphreys
An early print series 1 card showing Humphreys with Washington, his fourth full year as a Senator. He appeared in 47 games in 1969, going 3-3 with a 3.05 ERA, five saves, and 79.2 innings pitched, still leaning on the cutter he had picked up years earlier from Detroit teammate Frank Lary along with a knuckleball he learned to rely on.
Bob Humphreys was a right-handed relief pitcher who spent parts of nine major league seasons, 1962 to 1970, with the Tigers, Cardinals, Cubs, Senators and Brewers. A Hampden-Sydney College graduate from Covington, Virginia, he broke into pro ball in 1958 and reached Detroit in 1962. He is best remembered for the 1964 St. Louis Cardinals, where a midseason call-up from Triple-A turned into a 2-0, 2.53 ERA season out of the bullpen and a scoreless ninth inning in Game Six of that year's World Series, a championship for St. Louis. After stops with the Cubs, he found his longest home with the Washington Senators from 1966 into 1970, relying on a cutter learned from teammate Frank Lary and later a knuckleball. He finished 27-21 with 20 saves and a 3.36 ERA in 319 games. After retiring he coached at Virginia Tech and worked as a minor league pitching instructor and coordinator for several organizations.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 273 | 8 | 72 | 141 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #84 card?
It is card #84 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Humphreys of the Washington Senators.
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.