1969 Topps #578 Don Bosch
About Don Bosch
After the 1968 season, the Mets sold Bosch to the expansion Montreal Expos, who brought him up for 49 games in his final major-league season, batting .179 with 1 home run, down from his career-high 3 in 1968. A knee injury in July required surgery, ending his season and effectively his effectiveness as an outfielder. Card #578 in the 1969 Topps set's sixth series shows him with the Expos. His rookie card came the year before.
Don Bosch was a switch-hitting outfielder from San Francisco whose glove work in the minor leagues drew comparisons to Willie Mays. Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates out of St. Ignatius College Prep in 1960, he climbed the Pirates system as an all-star at nearly every level, capped by a standout 1966 season at Triple-A Columbus where he was named the International League's top defensive outfielder. That December he was traded, along with Don Cardwell, to the New York Mets for pitcher Dennis Ribant and Gary Kolb, arriving with outsized expectations as the club's answer in center field. The hype proved heavier than his bat, and Bosch never matched his minor-league form in the majors, settling in as a reserve outfielder for the Mets in 1967 and 1968. Purchased by the expansion Montreal Expos after the 1968 season, he played his final big-league games there in 1969 before a knee injury effectively ended his career. He finished with a .164 average over four seasons.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 312 | 2 | 72 | 193 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 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 #578 card?
It is card #578 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Don Bosch of the Montreal Expos.
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.