1969 Topps #184 Roberto Pena
About Roberto Pena
Pena was taken by the expansion San Diego Padres organization in the 1966 minor league draft and started at shortstop in the franchise's first-ever regular season game in 1969, going on to split time between shortstop and second base over 139 games that year. This San Diego Padres card comes from the set's second print series; his rookie card came with the 1965 Cubs.
Roberto Pena was a Dominican shortstop who reached the majors with the Chicago Cubs in 1965 after signing out of the Pittsburgh system and starring for the Aguilas Cibaenas in his homeland. His rookie debut was a wild one: three hits, a home run off Bob Gibson, three errors and three RBIs in an 11-inning tie. He struggled to hold the Cubs job against a strong defensive field and moved on to the Phillies, where in 1968 he became the majors first Dominican everyday shortstop. He started the inaugural game in San Diego Padres history in 1969, then went to the Oakland Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers, hitting the first grand slam in Brewers history. Over six big league seasons he played shortstop, second base, third base and first base. He is remembered in the Dominican Republic as a standout winter-league shortstop for the Aguilas Cibaenas, who later retired his uniform number.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 205 | 3 | 29 | 106 | 45 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 #184 card?
It is card #184 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Roberto Pena of the San Diego Padres.
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.