1969 Topps #287 Jose Tartabull
About Jose Tartabull
Boston left Tartabull off its major-league roster to start 1969, and he was playing at Louisville when Oakland purchased him on May 7, returning him to the franchise he had left three years earlier in Kansas City. He hit .267 for the Athletics in 75 games, 34 in center field and 30 in left, with 71 hits and three steals in seven tries. Topps still pictures him in a Boston uniform on card #287, a third-series card.
Jose Milages Tartabull Guzman, born November 27, 1938, in Cienfuegos, Cuba, was a left-handed-hitting, left-handed-throwing outfielder built around speed. In Cienfuegos he made gloves from scraps of leather, idolized Willie Mays and followed the Yankees. American scouts brought him out of Cuba to Regina, Saskatchewan, in 1957, and Giants scout Alex Pompez signed him in 1958. He led the Texas League in runs and stolen bases in 1961, then was dealt to Kansas City for 1962. Over nine seasons (1962-1970) with the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics and Boston Red Sox he hit .261 with two home runs in 1,857 at-bats, slapping line drives and high hoppers and stealing 81 bases. He later coached and managed in the minors; his son Danny Tartabull became an All-Star.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 193 | 2 | 17 | 113 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #287 card?
It is card #287 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jose Tartabull of the Boston Red Sox.
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.