1969 Topps #561 Ron Clark
About Ron Clark
Card #561, from Topps' sixth series, pictures Clark with the Twins. He opened 1969 with Minnesota before a midseason trip to the minors, then was sold to the expansion Seattle Pilots in July, splitting the year between shortstop and third base for the two clubs. The Twins he began the season with went on to win the American League West, though Clark did not appear in the postseason.
Ron Clark was a Fort Worth, Texas infielder who signed with the Phillies out of Brewer High School in 1961 before a chain of transactions landed him with the Minnesota Twins. He worked his way up the Twins system, sharing the Pacific Coast League RBI title and winning a minor-league Gold Glove at third base with Denver in 1966, the year he debuted in the majors. Clark played a career-high 104 games for Minnesota in 1968, then moved through Seattle, Oakland, Milwaukee and Philadelphia over a seven-year big-league career, batting .189 with five home runs and 43 RBI in 230 games. He was part of division-winning clubs with the 1969 Twins and 1971 Athletics but never appeared in a postseason game. Known for his toughness, Western style and Texas drawl, Clark went on to a long second career as a minor-league manager and major-league coach for the White Sox, Mariners and Indians, later working as a scout for the Kansas City Royals into the 2010s.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 307 | 12 | 84 | 163 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 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 #561 card?
It is card #561 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ron Clark of the Minnesota Twins.
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.