1969 Topps #87 Horace Clarke
About Horace Clarke
Clarke turned in the best offensive season of his career in 1969, hitting a career-high .285 with a .339 on-base percentage and 33 stolen bases while playing all 156 games at second base for the Yankees. His 1969 Topps card, #87, comes from the set's first print series.
Horace Clarke was a switch-hitting infielder from Frederiksted, St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, one of only a handful of major leaguers to come from the territory. He signed with the Yankees in 1958 and spent seven seasons in the minors, sharpening his game further each winter in the Puerto Rican Winter League. Clarke debuted with New York in May 1965 and by 1967 had taken over as the regular second baseman, a job he held for seven straight years. A durable, contact-oriented leadoff man with a steady glove, he played in more games than any other Virgin Islands native to reach the majors. Clarke came up as the Yankees slid from championship form into a long stretch of losing baseball, and his visibility at the position made him an unfair target for critics during that stretch, even as teammates and beat writers who knew him defended his all-around play. He finished his career with San Diego in 1974.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 261 | 1 | 41 | 122 | 52 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 #87 card?
It is card #87 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Horace Clarke of the New York Yankees.
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.