1969 Topps #463 Dennis Ribant
About Dennis Ribant
Ribant's final Topps card, #463 in the fifth series, pictures him with the Kansas City Royals. His actual 1969 season was split between the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds organizations and proved to be his last in the majors: he appeared in 8 games, all in relief, with a 2.79 ERA over 9.2 innings, closing out a six-year big-league career.
Dennis Ribant grew up on Detroit's near east side, where his father, a bakery foreman, taught him a curveball while Dennis and neighborhood friends sharpened their control throwing at a strike zone outlined on a schoolyard wall. A two-sport talent, he also played hockey for the Hamilton Red Wings before a dislocated elbow and interest from the Milwaukee Braves organization pointed him toward baseball full time. Signed by Milwaukee scout Ray Garland, he threw a nine-inning perfect game for Class D Quad Cities in 1961 and was named Midwest League Rookie of the Year. The Mets acquired him from the Braves' farm system in August 1964, and he made his major league debut the very next day. In 1966 he became the first full-time starting pitcher in Mets history to post a winning record, going 11-9, before trades sent him on to Pittsburgh, Detroit, the Chicago White Sox, St. Louis and Cincinnati. He closed out a six-year major league career in 1969.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 223 | 3 | 33 | 135 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 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 #463 card?
It is card #463 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dennis Ribant 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.