1969 Topps #301 Darrell Brandon
About Darrell Brandon
1969 Topps #301 shows Brandon with the expansion Seattle Pilots in the set's third print series. Taken in the 1968 expansion draft, he opened 1969 in Triple-A Vancouver, was called up to Seattle in late April, and worked eight games out of the bullpen before being sold to the Minnesota Twins on his 29th birthday that July, closing out a season split between two clubs.
Darrell G. Brandon, a right-handed pitcher from Nacogdoches, Texas, reached the major leagues in 1966 after eight seasons working his way up through four organizations. Signed originally as an outfielder, he converted to pitching in the low minors and picked up the nickname "Bucky" while playing class D ball, after buying a glove with the name carved into it from a teammate. Brandon debuted with the Boston Red Sox in 1966 and turned in his best season as a rookie, then remained with Boston through the pennant-winning 1967 season before a shoulder injury that September ended his year and kept him out of the World Series. Arm trouble limited him in 1968, and he moved on to the Seattle Pilots and then the Minnesota Twins. He found a steadier role as a reliever with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1971 to 1973, closing out a seven-year career spent with four American League and National League clubs. After retiring he ran a pitching school in New Jersey and later taught young pitchers in Massachusetts for more than two decades.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 244 | 2 | 43 | 143 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 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 #301 card?
It is card #301 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Darrell Brandon of the Seattle Pilots.
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.