1969 Topps #563 Marty Pattin
About Marty Pattin
Card #563 in Topps' sixth series pictures Pattin with the expansion Seattle Pilots, the only major league club to wear that uniform for a full season. He made history as the Pilots' Opening Day starter on April 8, 1969, beating the Angels, and later came within four outs of a no-hitter against California before settling for a two-hitter. This is his rookie card.
Marty Pattin was a right-handed pitcher who spent 13 seasons in the majors with the California Angels, Seattle Pilots, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, and Kansas City Royals, finishing with 114 wins and a 3.62 ERA. A standout at Eastern Illinois University, where he once struck out 22 of 27 batters faced in a single game, he signed with the Angels in 1965 and reached the majors in 1968. His best seasons came in Milwaukee, where he won 14 games in both 1970 and 1971 and earned his only All-Star selection in 1971. A blockbuster trade sent him to Boston that October, and he later settled in Kansas City, working as both starter and reliever for the Royals through 1980. After retiring as a player, he coached at the University of Kansas from 1982 to 1987.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 265 | 6 | 66 | 137 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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 #563 card?
It is card #563 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Marty Pattin of the Seattle Pilots.
Is 1969 Topps #563 a rookie card?
Yes - #563 is the 1969 Topps rookie card of Marty Pattin.
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.