1969 Topps #503 Larry Brown
About Larry Brown
Brown won the Opening Day shortstop job over newcomer Zoilo Versalles in 1969 but lost it by mid-July to 22-year-old rookie Eddie Leon. Over the season's final ten weeks Dark used him mostly at third base, a position he had never played professionally, and his playing time shrank sharply. He finished at .239 in 132 games split mainly between shortstop and third. His 1969 Topps card is a print series 5 issue with the Cleveland Indians.
Larry Brown was a gritty, defensively versatile infielder who carved out a twelve-year major league career built on a rifle arm and sure hands rather than a big bat. Signed by Cleveland out of a Lake Worth, Florida high school, he worked his way up through the minors before debuting with the Indians in 1963. He spent most of his career at shortstop and second base for Cleveland, later moving around the infield as a veteran utilityman for Oakland, Baltimore, and Texas. Teammates and beat writers alike praised his acrobatic fielding and team-first attitude even as his batting average hovered in the .220s and .230s most seasons. He reached the postseason only briefly, appearing in the 1973 ALCS with Baltimore. Off the field he was known for strumming guitar in the clubhouse alongside teammates. He finished with 1,129 career games, a .233 batting average, 47 home runs, and 254 RBI before retiring after the 1974 season.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 188 | 3 | 27 | 92 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 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 #503 card?
It is card #503 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Larry Brown of the Cleveland Indians.
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.