1969 Topps #143 Joe Nossek
About Joe Nossek
After the franchise's move to Oakland, Nossek made the A's roster in 1969 but saw limited action before a July trade sent him to the St. Louis Cardinals for infielder Bob Johnson; he played sparingly for both clubs that year. This second-series card pictures him with Oakland during that transitional season.
Joe Nossek was an outfielder who broke in with the Minnesota Twins in 1964 after starring at Ohio University and working his way up through Charlotte, Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta in the Twins system. A light hitter but a sharp defender, he served as a backup outfielder on Minnesota's 1965 pennant winner, starting in center field for most of that year's World Series against the Dodgers. Waived to Kansas City in 1966, he logged his heaviest playing time with the Athletics through 1967, then closed out his six-year career in brief stints with Oakland and St. Louis. Teammates called him 'Coffee and Juice' for his light eating habits. Nossek finished with a .228 career average, three home runs and 53 RBI over 295 games, and went on to a long second career as a big-league coach, prized for his skill at stealing opposing signs.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 193 | 3 | 17 | 103 | 43 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 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 #143 card?
It is card #143 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Joe Nossek of the Oakland Athletics.
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.