1969 Topps #657 Bobby Murcer
About Bobby Murcer
Back from the Army and moved off shortstop, Murcer won the Yankees' third base job that spring before shifting to the outfield, ultimately settling into center field. He hit .259 with 26 home runs and 82 RBIs across 152 games, establishing himself as a regular. This solo card is a high number from Topps' seventh series.
Bobby Murcer was an Oklahoma City outfielder who spent seventeen seasons in the majors, almost all of them as a Yankee. Signed by scout Tom Greenwade, the same man who signed his idol Mickey Mantle, Murcer arrived as a highly touted shortstop before a two-year Army hitch delayed his rise. Once he returned he settled into center field and became the club's best hitter of the early 1970s, batting .331 in 1971 and topping the American League in runs and total bases in 1972, a season that also brought him a Gold Glove. He made five straight All-Star teams. Traded to the San Francisco Giants after the 1974 season, he later played for the Chicago Cubs before a 1979 trade returned him to New York, where he finished his playing career and went on to a long run as a Yankees broadcaster.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 689 | 8 | 84 | 285 | 179 | 67 | 30 | 35 | 1 |
| SGC | 92 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 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 #657 card?
It is card #657 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bobby Murcer of the New York Yankees.
Why is #657 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the seventh and last print series, #589-664 - the scarce end of the set.
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.