1969 Topps #587 Joe Rudi
About Joe Rudi
Rudi split 1969 between Oakland and Triple-A Iowa, hitting .395 for Iowa before a June recall to the majors gave way to a midseason benching and a brief return to the minors, then a call-up for good in September. His card, #587, comes from Topps' sixth series for the year and is his rookie card, the first time he appeared on a Topps card, showing him with the Oakland Athletics.
Joe Rudi was a left fielder who spent most of his sixteen-year career with the Oakland Athletics, becoming a core piece of the club's three straight World Series championships from 1972 through 1974. A three-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glove winner, he led the American League in hits in 1972 and in total bases in 1974, finishing runner-up for AL MVP both years. His signature moment came in Game 2 of the 1972 World Series, when he raced to the left-field wall at Riverfront Stadium and made a leaping, backhanded catch to rob Denis Menke and preserve an Oakland win; he also homered in that game. Rudi went 21-for-70 for a .300 average across three World Series with the A's. After Oakland, he played four seasons for the California Angels, briefly joined the Boston Red Sox in 1981, and finished his career back with the A's in 1982. Career totals: a .264 average with 179 home runs and 810 RBI over 1,547 games. He was signed out of Modesto, California, and later inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 618 | 10 | 144 | 283 | 95 | 38 | 15 | 33 | 0 |
| SGC | 42 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 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 #587 card?
It is card #587 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Joe Rudi of the Oakland Athletics.
Is 1969 Topps #587 a rookie card?
Yes - #587 is the 1969 Topps rookie card of Joe Rudi.
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.