1969 Topps #359 Dick Kelley
About Dick Kelley
Claimed by San Diego in the expansion draft, Kelley became an original Padre and finally a regular starter, taking the ball 23 times, fourth-most on the club. He threw the best game of his career on July 6, a one-hit shutout of the Astros spoiled only by a second-inning single, but shoulder tendinitis ended his season early and he finished 4-8 with a 3.57 ERA. This 1969 Topps card shows him with the San Diego Padres.
Dick Kelley was a left-handed pitcher from Brighton, Massachusetts who spent parts of seven big-league seasons with the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres between 1964 and 1971. Signed by the Braves for a modest bonus after being spotted on the sandlots, he battled control problems and a circulatory issue in his pitching hand early on before reworking his offspeed pitches and screwball in the minors to stick as a big-league arm. His best season came in 1966, when he went 7-5 with a 3.22 ERA after being recalled from Richmond. In 1967 he tied a National League record by striking out six consecutive Phillies as a reliever. Selected by San Diego in the 1968 expansion draft, he became a full-time starter before shoulder tendinitis shortened his career. He finished 18-30 with a 3.39 ERA over 188 games, then ran a pitching school in Newport Beach, California after retiring.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 177 | 0 | 21 | 100 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 #359 card?
It is card #359 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dick Kelley of the San Diego Padres.
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.