1969 Topps #387 Bobby Klaus
About Bobby Klaus
On December 2, 1968, the San Diego Padres selected Klaus from the Phillies in the Rule 5 draft, the move pictured on this fourth-series card showing him with San Diego. He did not stay there long: on March 28, 1969, the Padres traded him with Ron Davis to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tommie Sisk and Chris Cannizzaro.
Robert Francis Klaus, an Illinois-born right-handed infielder, signed with the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent in 1959 after attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He broke into the majors on April 21, 1964, as a pinch hitter, and split that rookie year between Cincinnati and New York after the Mets purchased him in July. Listed at 5 ft 10 in and 170 lb, he showed a patient eye at the plate, drawing nearly as many walks as strikeouts over his career. His final big league season came in 1965 with the Mets, and his last game was October 3, 1965. Over 215 career games he batted .208 with 6 home runs, 29 RBI and 65 runs scored. Though his playing days in the majors ended after 1965, he kept moving through pro baseball via trades and a Rule 5 draft pick before his career wound down. He is the brother of former MLB infielder Billy Klaus.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 293 | 2 | 44 | 182 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 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 #387 card?
It is card #387 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bobby Klaus of the San Diego Padres.
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.