1969 Topps #415 Ray Washburn
About Ray Washburn
St. Louis kept Washburn on its protected list for the expansion draft after his career year, then watched his win column collapse. He went 3-8 in 28 games with 16 starts, a record that hides a 3.06 ERA over 132 1/3 innings, while the Cardinals could not stay with the Miracle Mets in the first year of divisional play. After the season they traded him to Cincinnati for George Culver, who had thrown a no-hitter of his own in 1968; Washburn spent 1970 in the Reds bullpen and made his last big-league appearance in that October's World Series. Card #415 is a fourth-series card.
Ray Clark Washburn (b. May 31, 1938, Pasco, Washington) pitched nine seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals and a tenth with the Cincinnati Reds, finishing 72-64 with a 3.53 ERA and 700 strikeouts in 1,209 2/3 innings. A college basketball standout who always knew baseball was his game, he led Whitworth College to the 1960 NAIA championship, struck out 37 batters in 19 tournament innings and was voted the tournament's Most Valuable Player. St. Louis signed him for a $50,000 bonus, brought him up for a look in September 1961, then watched a torn triceps in his pitching shoulder nearly end him in 1963. He came back with a different set of pitches, took home World Series rings with the 1964 and 1967 Cardinals, and peaked in 1968, when he no-hit the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park. He later taught at Bellevue Community College for three decades, chairing its physical education department, running its athletics and coaching its baseball team for 12 years. He is in the NAIA, Inland Empire and Washington State sports halls of fame, but not the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 184 | 4 | 32 | 96 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 #415 card?
It is card #415 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ray Washburn of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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.