1969 Topps #54 Cisco Carlos
About Cisco Carlos
Not his rookie card, Carlos's 1969 Topps card, #54, from the set's first print series, depicts him with the Chicago White Sox, the club he opened the 1969 season with before being sold to the Washington Senators that August. Used mostly out of the bullpen that year, he made 31 appearances, only eight as a starter, going 5-4 with a 5.37 ERA and 33 strikeouts over 67 innings before the late-season move.
Francisco Manuel Carlos, a right-handed pitcher born in Monrovia, California, signed with the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1961 after pitching for the University of Northern Colorado in the 1960 College World Series. He spent six seasons working through the White Sox farm system, posting a 15-8 record in Double-A in 1966 and an 11-8 mark with a 2.63 ERA in Triple-A in 1967 before a late-August call-up. His rookie season came during a tight four-team American League pennant race, and he beat the Detroit Tigers and, days later, the Cleveland Indians that September to help keep the White Sox in contention. He pitched for the White Sox into 1969, then was sold to the Washington Senators, closing out his major league career there in 1970 with a career line of 11-18, a 3.72 ERA and 119 strikeouts over four seasons. After retiring from professional baseball, he founded a kitchen and bath design and renovation business in the Phoenix, Arizona area.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 262 | 2 | 26 | 121 | 66 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 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 #54 card?
It is card #54 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Cisco Carlos of the Chicago White Sox.
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.