1969 Topps #117 Jim Fairey
About Jim Fairey
Selected from the Dodgers by the Montreal Expos in the October 1968 expansion draft that stocked the National League's new franchises, Fairey appeared in 20 games that season, batting .286 in limited outfield duty. His 1969 Topps card, #117 from the set's second print series, shows him with the Expos, the club he would play for as a semi-regular outfielder over the next several seasons.
James Burke Fairey, born September 22, 1944 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, was a left-handed hitting and throwing outfielder who reached the majors with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1968. After two seasons with the Dodgers organization he became a regular part-time outfielder for the expansion Montreal Expos from 1969 through 1972, appearing in as many as 92 games in a season. He closed out his six-year big league career back with the Dodgers in 1973. Over 399 career games Fairey batted .235 with 7 home runs, 75 RBI, 86 runs scored and 6 stolen bases. He was never selected to an All-Star team, won no major awards, and did not play in a postseason game.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 313 | 3 | 52 | 192 | 40 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 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 #117 card?
It is card #117 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Fairey 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.