1969 Topps #389 Dan Coombs
About Dan Coombs
Card #389, a fourth-series card, is the last of the five Topps issues Coombs drew in the 1960s. Behind it is the year he took the ball most often: 40 games in 1968, 38 of them in relief, 46 2/3 innings, 29 strikeouts, a 4-3 record and a 3.28 ERA in the Year of the Pitcher. He pitched eight more times for Houston in 1969 before the Padres bought his contract in October.
Daniel Bernard Coombs, printed as 'Dan Coombs' on his Topps cards but known as Danny, was born March 23, 1942, in Lincoln, Maine. He pitched and played basketball at Seton Hall University, then signed as an amateur free agent before the 1963 season. The 6-foot-5 left-hander debuted for the Houston Colt .45s on September 27, 1963, and stayed seven seasons in the Colt .45s/Astros organization, used almost entirely in relief; his 40 appearances in 1968 were a career high. San Diego purchased his contract on October 22, 1969, and the Padres handed him a rotation spot: he made 27 of his 42 career starts in 1970 and went 10-14 with a 3.30 ERA, ninth best in the National League, for a club that lost 99 games. He threw his last big-league innings for San Diego in 1971, finishing nine seasons at 19-27 with a 4.08 ERA, 249 strikeouts and 393 innings in 144 games.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 248 | 2 | 38 | 143 | 50 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 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 #389 card?
It is card #389 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dan Coombs of the Houston Astros.
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.