1969 Topps #288 Ken Holtzman
About Ken Holtzman
In 1969 Holtzman went 17-13 with a 3.58 ERA over 39 starts and threw a no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves on August 19, retiring Hank Aaron to end the game without recording a single strikeout. His 1969 Topps card, #288 in the third series, pictures him with the Chicago Cubs.
Kenneth Dale Holtzman, born November 3, 1945, in St. Louis, Missouri, was a left-handed pitcher who spent 15 major league seasons (1965-1979) with the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees. Drafted by the Cubs in the fourth round of the 1965 draft out of the University of Illinois, he broke into the rotation in 1966 and quickly became the ace of a rebuilding Cubs staff, throwing no-hitters against the Atlanta Braves in 1969 and the Cincinnati Reds in 1971. Traded to Oakland after the 1971 season for outfielder Rick Monday, Holtzman joined a staff anchored by Vida Blue and Catfish Hunter and helped the Athletics win three consecutive World Series titles from 1972 through 1974, making two All-Star teams and winning 21 games in 1973. He finished his career with a 174-150 record, a 3.49 ERA and 1,601 strikeouts across 451 games.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 235 | 2 | 23 | 119 | 51 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 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 #288 card?
It is card #288 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ken Holtzman of the Chicago Cubs.
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.