1969 Topps #116 Chuck Harrison
About Chuck Harrison
By 1969 Harrison had been purchased by the Kansas City Royals, and this Topps card from the set's second series shows him in his new club's uniform after never appearing in a game for Atlanta, which had acquired him the previous winter. He played 75 games for Kansas City that season, seeing most of his work at first base, and batted .221 with 3 home runs and 18 RBI.
Chuck Harrison spent parts of five big league seasons as a first baseman, breaking in with the Houston Astros in 1965 out of Abilene, Texas, and Texas Tech University, having signed with the Houston Colt .45s organization in 1963. A right-handed hitter and thrower, he was known more for sure hands around the bag than for pop, finishing his run with a .991 fielding percentage. His best all-around season came in 1966, when he set career highs in games, average, runs and RBI while holding down first base for the Astros. He lost his everyday job in 1967 as Doug Rader emerged, and that winter Houston sent him to the Atlanta Braves in a deal that also included Sonny Jackson, bringing back Denny Lemaster and Denis Menke. He never appeared for Atlanta; the Kansas City Royals purchased his contract and he closed out his career there in 1969 and 1971. Over five seasons Harrison batted .238 with 17 home runs and 126 RBI in 328 games. He died in 2023 at age 82.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 158 | 6 | 33 | 79 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 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 #116 card?
It is card #116 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Chuck Harrison of the Kansas City Royals.
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.