1969 Topps #512 Cleon Jones
About Cleon Jones
His 1969 Topps #512, issued in the fifth series, arrives just ahead of the championship season it depicts him entering. Jones was coming off a strong 1968 and went on to lead the 'Miracle Mets' with a team-record .340 batting average, an All-Star selection, and the fly ball that clinched the World Series over Baltimore that October.
Cleon Joseph Jones, born August 4, 1942 in Plateau, a section of Mobile, Alabama, signed with the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in July 1962 after standout ball at Alabama A&M and with the Grambling State Tigers. A left-handed-throwing right-handed hitter with strong outfield range, he spent thirteen major league seasons, twelve of them with the Mets, before finishing his career with the Chicago White Sox in 1976. Jones anchored the Mets outfield through the franchise's rise from losing club to 1969 World Series champion, earning an All-Star selection that season while hitting a team-record .340. He remained a steady Mets regular into the mid-1970s, closing out a career line of a .281 batting average with 93 home runs and 524 RBIs. After retiring as a player, Jones returned to the Mets organization as a minor-league hitting instructor, helping develop future major leaguers. He was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1991 and later into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 415 | 1 | 20 | 128 | 121 | 70 | 40 | 35 | 0 |
| SGC | 22 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 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 #512 card?
It is card #512 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Cleon Jones of the New York Mets.
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.