1969 Topps #402 Ken Boswell
Card carries the Topps All-Star Rookie trophy, marking his selection to the 1968 Topps All-Star Rookie Team as its second baseman.
About Ken Boswell
1969 was Boswell's best all-around season: career highs in runs, triples, and slugging as the Mets stunned the National League. He started at second base in the historic Mets-Expos opener, then battled a rough stretch and a two-week Army Reserve absence before catching fire down the stretch as New York ran down the Cubs. In the NLCS he hit two homers and drove in five to help sweep Atlanta, then batted .333 in a limited World Series role as the Mets beat Baltimore. The card carries the Topps All-Star Rookie trophy, marking his selection to the 1968 Topps All-Star Rookie Team as its second baseman.
Kenneth George Boswell, born February 23, 1946 in Austin, Texas, was a second baseman who spent eight of his eleven big-league seasons with the New York Mets. A fourth-round pick out of Sam Houston State in 1965, he debuted in September 1967 and earned a spot on the Topps All-Star Rookie Team as the Mets' second baseman in 1968. Known early for a strong bat but shaky glove, Boswell rebuilt his defense and strung together an 85-game errorless streak in 1970. He was a key contributor to the 1969 Miracle Mets, batting .333 in both the NLCS and World Series as New York won its first championship, and he also appeared in the 1973 postseason. After the Mets acquired Felix Millan, Boswell's role shrank, and he was traded to Houston following the 1974 season, closing his career there in 1977 as a utility infielder and frequent pinch hitter. He finished with a .248 career average over 930 games.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 340 | 2 | 53 | 148 | 73 | 35 | 17 | 12 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 #402 card?
It is card #402 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ken Boswell of the New York Mets.
Is 1969 Topps #402 a rookie card?
Yes - #402 is the 1969 Topps rookie card of Ken Boswell.
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.