1969 Topps #12 National League 1968 Strikeout Leaders - Bob Gibson / Fergie Jenkins / Bill Singer
On this card: Bob Gibson, Fergie Jenkins, Bill Singer
About this card
Cards #1-12 are the League Leaders subset: six categories from the 1968 season - batting average, RBI, home runs, ERA, pitching (wins) and strikeouts - with the American League card first and the National League card second in each pair, and the top three men on each card (#9 names four, after a tie for third in American League wins).
The story on this card
1969 Topps #12, the National League Strikeout Leaders card from the set's league-leaders subset, pictures the top three punch-out men of 1968: Bob Gibson of the Cardinals, Fergie Jenkins of the Cubs, and Bill Singer of the Dodgers. Gibson led with 268 strikeouts during his Year of the Pitcher season, going 22-9 with a 1.12 ERA and 13 shutouts. Jenkins was next with 260 strikeouts, going 20-15 for Chicago in the second of what became six straight 20-win seasons. Singer rounded out the trio with 227 strikeouts for Los Angeles, going 13-17 despite a 2.88 ERA. All three came back with big 1969 seasons: Gibson went 20-13, Jenkins led the NL in strikeouts, and Singer won 20 games for the Dodgers.
Bob Gibson pitched all seventeen of his seasons for the Cardinals, a two-time Cy Young winner and two-time World Series Most Valuable Player whose 1.12 earned run average in 1968 still measures pitching dominance. Fergie Jenkins was the control artist at the front of the Cubs rotation, winning 20 games in six straight seasons and the 1971 National League Cy Young Award on his way to 284 wins, 3,192 strikeouts and a 1991 Hall of Fame plaque. Bill Singer - Dodgers and Angels right-hander who won 20 games in both leagues, threw a 1970 no-hitter against the Phillies, and made two All-Star teams over a 14-year career shot through with injuries.
Sources: Wikipedia (Bob Gibson) · Wikipedia (Bill Singer) · SABR BioProject (Bob Gibson) · SABR BioProject (Fergie Jenkins) · SABR BioProject (Bill Singer) · Baseball Almanac (Bob Gibson)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 974 | 12 | 209 | 289 | 203 | 86 | 64 | 107 | 4 |
| SGC | 136 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 1 |
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 #12 card?
It is card #12 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Gibson, Fergie Jenkins and Bill Singer. Cards #1-12 are the League Leaders subset: six categories from the 1968 season - batting average, RBI, home runs, ERA, pitching (wins) and strikeouts - with the American League card first and the National League card second in each pair, and the top three men on each card (#9 names four, after a tie for third in American League wins).
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.