1969 Topps #635 George Culver
About George Culver
1969 Topps #635, from the set's seventh print series, is a high number showing George Culver with the Cincinnati Reds. It arrived on the heels of his best-known moment, the no-hitter he threw against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 29, 1968, a 6-1 win at Connie Mack Stadium in which he struck out four and outdueled Chris Short in the nightcap of a doubleheader.
George Raymond Culver signed with the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1963 out of Bakersfield College, then reached the majors with the Cleveland Indians in 1966. The right-hander spent nine big league seasons with six clubs, working as both a starter and reliever, and threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 29, 1968. After Los Angeles released him in 1973, teammate Tommy John credited Culver's clubhouse presence as a loss the Dodgers felt in that year's playoff race. Culver closed his playing career in Japan with the Nippon-Ham Fighters in 1975, then spent three decades as a minor league manager, pitching coordinator and pitching coach for the Dodgers and Phillies organizations, finishing as a roving pitching coach in 2010. A longtime Bakersfield civic figure, he built the BC Baseball Hot Stove Dinner into a fundraiser that rebuilt Bakersfield College's baseball facilities, and was inducted into the California Community College Athletics Association Hall of Fame in 2012.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 349 | 10 | 82 | 198 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 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 #635 card?
It is card #635 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing George Culver of the Cincinnati Reds.
Why is #635 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the seventh and last print series, #589-664 - the scarce end of the set.
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.