1969 Topps #13 Mickey Stanley
About Mickey Stanley
Stanley opened 1969 continuing Mayo Smith's shortstop experiment, playing 59 games at shortstop before returning to center field for 101 games the rest of the season. His average dipped while at shortstop but recovered in the outfield, and he closed the year at .235 with a career-high 70 RBIs and 16 home runs, earning his second Gold Glove Award. This card, #13 in the first print series, shows him with the Tigers.
Mitchell Jack Stanley grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, starring in baseball, basketball, and football at Ottawa Hills High School before signing with the Detroit Tigers in 1960. He spent four minor league seasons, including a stint alongside future Tiger outfield mates Jim Northrup and Willie Horton, before debuting in September 1964. Stanley became Detroit's regular center fielder and developed into one of the game's finest defenders, winning four Gold Glove Awards and finishing his career ranked among the all-time leaders in outfield fielding percentage. His signature moment came in 1968, when manager Mayo Smith shifted him from center field to shortstop, a position he had never played professionally, so all three power-hitting outfielders could stay in the lineup for the World Series; Detroit won the championship over St. Louis. Stanley played all 15 of his major league seasons with the Tigers, retiring after 1978, then became a builder and real estate developer in Livingston County, Michigan.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 346 | 8 | 81 | 154 | 62 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 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 #13 card?
It is card #13 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mickey Stanley of the Detroit Tigers.
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.