1969 Topps #337 Marty Martinez
About Marty Martinez
Traded to the Houston Astros for Bob Aspromonte after the 1968 season, Martinez posted a career-high .308 average over 78 games in 1969, filling in as a backup catcher behind Johnny Edwards while also seeing time at six other positions. Card #337, from Topps' fourth series, shows him with the Astros.
Orlando Martinez, a Cuban-born switch-hitter known to teammates as Marty, spent seven big-league seasons as a versatile utility man who never hit a home run but could play nearly every position on the field. Signed by scout Joe Cambria for the Washington Senators organization in 1960, he reached the majors with the Minnesota Twins in 1962. After returning to the minors, he switched to hitting both ways in 1966 on a manager's suggestion, hit .313 at Triple-A Denver, and was drafted by the Atlanta Braves that winter. He filled utility and backup-catching roles for Atlanta, then moved to the Houston Astros, where his .308 average in 1969 was a career best. He closed his playing days in 1972 with brief stops in St. Louis, Oakland and Texas. Martinez later managed in the minors, coached for the Seattle Mariners, served as the club's interim manager for one game in 1986, and became a respected scout credited with signing Edgar Martinez and Omar Vizquel.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 331 | 12 | 105 | 166 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 #337 card?
It is card #337 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Marty Martinez of the Houston Astros.
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.