1969 Topps #246 Joe Coleman
About Joe Coleman
In 1969 Coleman posted a 12-13 record with a 3.27 ERA and a career-best-to-date 182 strikeouts over 247.2 innings for the Senators, still a few seasons ahead of his breakout in Detroit. His solo 1969 Topps card, #246, appeared in the third print series.
Joe Coleman was a hard-throwing right-hander who became the first-ever amateur draft pick to reach the majors, debuting with the Washington Senators in September 1965 less than four months after high school. He anchored the Senators' rotation through the late 1960s before a 1970 trade sent him to Detroit, where he had the best stretch of his career: a 20-win, 236-strikeout season in 1971, a 19-win 1972 campaign that included an American League All-Star selection, and a career-high 23 wins in 1973. Coleman also threw a complete-game shutout in the 1972 ALCS, setting a series strikeout record. Later stops included the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates before he retired in 1979 with a 142-135 record and 1,728 strikeouts across fifteen major league seasons. His father and son were also major league pitchers, making the Colemans the first three-generation pitching family in the sport.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 203 | 4 | 46 | 103 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 #246 card?
It is card #246 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Joe Coleman of the Washington Senators.
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.