1969 Topps #445 Bobby Knoop
About Bobby Knoop
1969 Topps #445, a series-five card, pictures Knoop in what became his final season as a California Angel; he was dealt to the Chicago White Sox in mid-1969 in a trade that brought Sandy Alomar Sr. and Bob Priddy to Anaheim. Splitting the year between the two clubs, he played in 131 games and closed out more than five years as the Angels' regular second baseman.
Bobby Knoop was a sure-handed second baseman who anchored the Angels infield for the better part of a decade. Signed by the Milwaukee Braves organization in 1956, he spent eight years and ten minor league stops before the Los Angeles Angels took him in the December 1963 Rule 5 draft. He became the club's regular second baseman in 1964 and held the job into 1969, teaming with shortstop Jim Fregosi to give the Angels one of the American League's steadiest double-play combinations. Knoop's game was built on defense: he led AL second basemen in fielding percentage in 1966 and won three straight Gold Gloves from 1966 through 1968. He started at second base for the American League in the 1966 All-Star Game, the same year he posted career highs of 17 home runs, 72 RBIs and 54 runs. After Anaheim he played for the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals, closing out a nine-year career in 1972 with a .236 average, 56 home runs and 331 RBIs across 1,153 games. He went on to a long second act as a coach and scout across several organizations, and was inducted into the Angels Hall of Fame in 2013.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 237 | 2 | 33 | 126 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 #445 card?
It is card #445 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bobby Knoop of the California Angels.
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.