1969 Topps #249 Ed Spiezio
About Ed Spiezio
Card 249, from the set's third series, shows Spiezio in his new San Diego Padres uniform after St. Louis traded him to the expansion Padres that December. He opened the season as San Diego's regular third baseman and, in the franchise's very first game, recorded its first hit and first home run and scored its first run, against Houston's Don Wilson.
Ed Spiezio broke in with the St. Louis Cardinals as a pinch-hitter in July 1964 and spent five seasons fighting for playing time behind a crowded third-base picture, riding the bench on three pennant winners and two World Series champions along the way. A Joliet, Illinois native who set hitting records at Lewis College before signing with St. Louis, he finally became an everyday player after the Cardinals sent him to the expansion San Diego Padres, where he delivered the new franchise's first hit, home run and run in its 1969 opener. Spiezio anchored third base for the Padres into the early 1970s before finishing his nine-year career with the Chicago White Sox in 1972. Over 554 games he hit .238 with 39 home runs. An accomplished accordion player who entertained teammates on the road, he later became the father of major leaguer Scott Spiezio.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 180 | 2 | 26 | 101 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 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 #249 card?
It is card #249 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ed Spiezio 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.